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Wacky magnetic fields of ice giants may stem from conductivity changes in their deep interiors

Wacky magnetic fields of ice giants may stem from conductivity changes in their deep interiors

Wacky magnetic fields of ice giants may stem from conductivity changes in their deep interiors

When NASA's Voyager 2 robotic probe flew by Uranus and Neptune in the 1980s, it uncovered an anomaly: their magnetic fields are highly disordered, unlike Earth's, which has well-defined north and south poles.

phys.org/news/2026-11-wacky-magnetic-fields-ice-giants.html

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