Far beneath the thick blue clouds of Uranus and Neptune, matter may behave in ways never before seen. Under crushing pressures and searing heat, carbon and hydrogen could organize into a bizarre new ...

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Scientists may have uncovered a bizarre new state of matter deep inside Uranus and Neptune, where atoms behave in unexpected ...

Deep inside Uranus and Neptune, scientists have identified signs of an unusual state of matter unlike anything observed under normal conditions. At the center of the study is carbon hydride, observed ...

A chemical engineer noticed that the spectra of the hazy atmosphere of mini-Neptune planets looked like the soot produced by ...

Sophisticated models predict that a quasi-one-dimensional superionic state of carbon hydride exists under the extreme pressures and temperatures found deep inside Neptune and Uranus. (Nanowerk News) ...

The familiar concept of a planetary core, a small, dense metallic heart we take for granted, may be the exception rather than ...

“Carbon and hydrogen are among the most abundant elements in planetary materials, yet their combined behavior at giant-planet conditions remains far from fully understood,” Liu said. The pressures ...