Researchers at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission have synthesized a hexagonal close-packed superionic ice phase for the first time, a discovery that could explain the unusual magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune.

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  • Evan Emerson
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    22 days ago

    I’m told Uranus sits 59 degrees off-axis. Explains everything.