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.
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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...
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New images show what Neptune and Uranus really look like
Many people will think of Neptune as being a rich ... were different colours arose because images of them captured in the 20th century – including by Nasa’s Voyager 2 mission, the only ...
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Neptune and Uranus seen in true colours for first time
Neptune is actually pretty similar to Uranus." JULIAN BAUM/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The earlier images were captured by Nasa's Voyager spacecraft in the 1980s Astronomers have long known that most ...
'Hand of God': The 'Hand of God' is actually a cloud of material ejected from a star that exploded. NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has image…
From the mysterious 'smiling face' to the grand 'Pillars of creation', check out these 7 amazing photos of our universe ...
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Neptune Is A Victim Of Sun’s Violent ‘Solar Maximum,’ Says New Study
Humanity’s first close-up images from Neptune came 34 years ago from NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft. The images shows bright cirrus clouds high in its atmosphere above most of its methane.
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New Webb Image Captures Clearest View of Neptune's Rings in Decades Sep. 21, 2022 — NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune.
Still Kickin’ Since the ’70s: NASA’s Voyager Mission Keeps Exploring
NASA’s Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it’s making history as it conducts new science. But how are two ...
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11, 2024 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New ... The results inform future plans to study ... New Images Reveal What Neptune and Uranus Really Look Like Jan. 4, 2024 — Neptune is fondly ...
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Voyager 1 shocks NASA by communicating with a radio system not used since 1981
Voyager 1 switched to a very old backup radio transmitter, not used since 1981, restoring NASA’s contact amid communication ...
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Discovery of Neptune, in This Week’s Open Thread
On this day in 1846, Neptune is observed by the Berlin Observatory by astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle (assisted by Heinrich Louis d’Arrest), working from calculations of Urbain Le Verrier.
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New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like
Many people will think of Neptune as being a rich blue colour ... idea that both planets were different colours arose because images of them captured in the 20th century – including by Nasa’s Voyager ...