SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Neptune-the eighth and most distant major planet orbiting our Sun-is dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds. It was the first planet located through mathematical calculations.

Detailed explanation-2: -At visible wavelengths Neptune has a distinctly bluer color whereas Uranus is a pale shade of cyan. Astronomers now have an explanation for why the two planets are different colors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Neptune’s deep blue. Why, scientists wondered, isn’t Uranus too? It’s an intriguing question. Uranus and Neptune, the two outermost planets of our solar system, are both ice giants-cold worlds that are part gas, part ice, with similar chemical compositions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The predominant blue color of the planet is a result of the absorption of red and infrared light by Neptune’s methane atmosphere. Clouds elevated above most of the methane absorption appear white, while the very highest clouds tend to be yellow-red as seen in the bright feature at the top of the right-hand image.

Detailed explanation-5: -Neptune, also known as the Blue Giant for its large size and vivid color, is the outermost planet in our Solar System. It joins Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter as one of the giant planets. Giant planets are unimaginably huge, stunningly beautiful, and sometimes a little weird.