Neptune
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Mysterious Neptune dark spot detected from Earth for 1st time
London: Astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere, with an unexpectedly smaller bright spot adjacent to it. This is the first time a dark spot on the planet has…
- Technology
Sun’s activity is behind Neptune vanishing clouds
Washington: Astronomers have uncovered a link between Neptune’s disappearing clouds and the increasing activity of the Sun as it approaches its solar cycle, expected to occur in 2025. The Sun is currently…
- Science
James Webb Space telescope captures striking view of Neptune’s rings
New York: 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…
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Reasons behind different colors of Uranus, Neptune: Research
Washington [US]: According to research at the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), researchers have developed a single atmospheric model that matches observations of both planets. The model reveals that…
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Astronomers find rapid, unexpected changes in Neptune’s temperatures
London: Neptune, a very cold planet with average temperature reaching around minus 220 degrees Celsius, has seen rapid and unexpected temperature variations in the last two decades, scientists have found. Using ground-based…