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HISTORICAL FACTS: Neptune | History Defined

Is our dream of finding ocean-covered exoplanets drying up?

New simulations suggest sub-Neptune planets may be drier than thought, challenging the "water world" hypothesis and reshaping the search for life beyond Earth.

Space

Wispy comet photobombs 'rare' planetary parade above Chile's Atacama Desert (photos)

The moon, the Milky Way, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter Mars, Neptune, Uranus and comet C/2024 G3 are all visible at once in breathtaking new photos from the European Southern Observatory.

Space

Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds

An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the solar system.

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Six planets found in synchronized orbit may help solve cosmic puzzle

They are the most common type of planet observed in our Milky Way galaxy - two to three times the diameter of Earth but smaller than Neptune, and orbiting closer to their stars than our solar system’s innermost planet Mercury does to the sun.

The Hindu

6 alien worlds have been 'waltzing' in perfect rhythm for 4 billion years

Six exoplanets with sizes between Earth and Neptune have been in rhythm with each other since they were born around the same star 4 billion years ago, new research suggests.

LiveScience

Some exoplanets are shrinking. Here's why

Data from NASA's Kepler telescope shows why puffy sub-Neptunes are shrinking to rocky super-Earths.

Space

You Need to See a Rare 5 Planet Alignment in the Sky Tonight

Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn will line up across a swath of the eastern Sky just before dawn on Saturday morning.

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What the Voyager space probes can teach humanity about immortality and legacy as they sail through space for trillions of years

Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth. After sweeping by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is now almost 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth in interstellar space. Both Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, carry little pieces of humanity in the form of their…

The Conversation

Once a year, we get closer to NASA's Voyagers — here's why

They aren't going backward — we're just going forward. Our orbit to the Sun makes us closer to our large adult sons.

Inverse

VIDEO: Sweet Spot: Seaweeds Sweet Tooth Saves Carbon Emissions Of 300,000 Cars

Worldwide seaweeds are saving the equivalent of carbon dioxide emitted by more than 300,000 cars each year, according to new research – which also shows that the amount of sugar released by seagrasses would be enough to produce dozens of billions of sugary fizzy drinks.

Zenger

Neptune's seasons are broken

It's summer in Neptune's southern hemisphere, and it's inexplicably getting colder

Salon

Good luck: could Jupiter and Neptune give us months of wealth and good fortune? Just ask an astrologer

The planets have transitioned through Pisces, something which last happened in 1856, and has ushered in better times ahead – apparently

The Guardian - UK

Look! Telescope captures rapid unexpected temperature changes on Neptune

Astronomers targeted the deep blue sea-colored clouds of Neptune over 17 years — and discovered summertime coming sooner than expected.

Inverse

The Forecast on Planet Neptune Is Chilly - And Getting Colder

Frigid and far-flung Neptune, our solar system's outermost planet, is adding to its reputation as an enigmatic world, with astronomers puzzled by a surprising drop in its atmospheric temperatures during the past two decades. Focusing upon Neptune's stratosphere - the atmosphere's relatively stable region above the turbulent weather layer -…

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Ice Giant Neptune Is Getting Colder, News Study Says

Neptune experiences seasons just like Earth owing to an axial tilt.

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Parts Of Sydney Have Been Smashed By A Month Of Rain Just In 2 Hrs & We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Umbrella

Sydney locals were absolutely pounded by Neptune on Tuesday night.

The Conversation

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune: why our next visit to the giant planets will be so important (and just as difficult)

The giant planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - are some of the most awe-inspiring in our Solar System, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe.

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Weed won't save us from COVID-19

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read stories about a popular new study citing cannabis as a possible COVID-19 treatment, water vapor on an exoplanet, and more.

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