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Neptune Is the Furthest Planet From the Sun, But It Still Experiences Auroras

Which planet is the furthest from the sun? Some may think it’s Pluto, but it’s actually Neptune. Learn more about this ice ...
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5 Things You Need to Know If You Fell Into Neptune

Neptune is big, it’s blue, and it is a planet that can tear you apart if you happen to drop into one of its massive, Earth-sized storms. While it might look calm and breathtaking from afar, Neptune is ...
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Astronomers Discover Supersonic Winds Wrapped Around Distant Planet

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Storms on Uranus & Neptune Confined to Upper Atmosphere

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Astronomy

Why do giant planet jet streams blow in opposite directions?

A novel unified hydrodynamic model proposes a single mechanism to explain the contrasting equatorial jet stream directions on gas giants (eastward on Jupiter/Saturn) and ice giants (westward on Uranus ...