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

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- Published: 2026-11-06T14:00:04+00:00
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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.

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