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Briefing: The depths of Neptune and Uranus may be 'superionic'

Strategic angle: New simulations suggest a previously unknown state of matter exists in the interiors of ice giant planets.

Editorial Staff · 2026-04-03 · 1 MIN READ

Research conducted by Carnegie's Cong Liu and Ronald Cohen.

Findings published in Nature Communications.

Potential implications for our understanding of planetary interiors.