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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
When it came to discovering Neptune, scientists didn’t need to see to believe. The eighth planet in our solar system was ...
Scientists have fiercely debated the existence of ‘Planet 9’ for a decade. Some say evidence is piling up
After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...
The Blue Marvel: NASA’s Voyager 2 captured this image of Neptune in the summer of 1989 as it became the first spacecraft to fly by the planet. Neptune's blue color comes from ...
Located around 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye. The planet's blue color comes from methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red wavelengths of light.
Hold On… There Are Other Planets in The Lord of the Rings?
We know from The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien crafted endless stars in his legendarium, but are there other planets too?
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Ringed Neptune captured by James Webb telescope
"Neptune's powerful storms are as active as ever, and the whole Neptune family is represented here, with those ring moons and Triton." Neptune is the outermost planet in our Solar System ...
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Neptune News
Astronomers directly detected the light emitted by a sub-Neptune exoplanet -- a ... Feb. 8, 2023 — Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System.
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James Webb Space telescope captures striking view of Neptune's rings
US-based space agency NASA has announced that its James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest view of Neptune 's rings in more than 30 years. Most striking in Webb's new image is the ...
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The Next Planet Parade Will See Six Planets Align, and Then Eventually Seven
You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system.
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Welcome To Chariklo, A Ringed World In The Solar System Just Examined By The Webb Telescope
The innermost ring has a diameter of 792 kilometres and ... an asteroid that orbits the Sun from way out beyond Jupiter and Neptune. It’s the biggest Centaur we’ve found so far, but from ...