Two bizarre new forms of ice discovered that could exist deep inside planets

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Crushing water to pressures in the millions of atmospheres has revealed two strange types of ice, which may form deep inside Neptune and Uranus…

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  • Crushing water to pressures in the millions of atmospheres has revealed two strange types of ice, which may form deep inside Neptune and Uranus…
  • Reported by New Scientist and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:23:58 UTC.

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