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Scientists discover a strange new form of ice that could help explain the interiors of Neptune and Uranus

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Scientists have discovered that there is ice deep inside planets like Neptune and Uranus and want to find out what form it takes and how it behaves. They cannot dig for it and transport it all the way back to Earth, so they do the next best thing: recreate those extreme conditions in the lab.

First report: Scientists Made Ice Stay Solid Above 2,000°C. The ‘Superionic Ice’ Could Be Found Inside Uranus and Neptune — zmescience.com, 5d