Scientists suggest superionic “hot black ice” deep inside Neptune may explain its tilted, offset and chaotic magnetic field, ...
Inside the cores of ice giant planets, the pressure and temperature are so extreme that the water residing there transitions ...
"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...
Based on their models, the UZH astrophysicists concluded that the interiors of Uranus and Neptune could have a wide range of ...
In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to the creation of a planet’s magnetic fields, which protect the entire planet ...
At the left, an enhanced-color image of Neptune from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. At the right, that image is combined with data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to show auroras, represented ...