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  2. Neptune Facts - Science@NASA

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    Neptune is the eighth and most distant planet in our solar system. Dark, cold, and whipped by supersonic winds, ice giant Neptune is more than 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth. Neptune is the only planet in our solar system not visible to the naked eye. In 2011 Neptune completed its first 165-year orbit since its discovery in 1846.

  3. Neptune is a dark and a cold planet. It is among the eight planets in the solar system. Neptune has some features and characteristics that set it apart from the other planets. Neptune is located about 2.8 billion miles (4.5 billion kilometres) from the Sun, making it a distant neighbour.

  4. Neptune - NASA Science

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    Neptune is the eighth, and most distant planet from the Sun. It’s the fourth-largest, and the first planet discovered with math. More than 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye.

  5. Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun, making it the most distant in the solar system. This gas giant may have formed much closer to the Sun in the early solar system history before migrating out to its current position. Neptune is the smallest gas giant. A year on Neptune lasts 165 Earth years. Neptune is named after the Roman god of the sea.

  6. Neptune - Wikipedia

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    It is the fourth-largest planet in the Solar System by diameter, the third-most-massive planet, and the densest giant planet. It is 17 times the mass of Earth. Compared to its fellow ice giant Uranus, Neptune is slightly more massive, but denser and smaller.

  7. Neptune, third most massive planet in the solar system and the eighth and outermost planet from the Sun. Neptune has 14 moons, only two of which were discovered before Voyager 2’s visit in 1989, and a system of rings, which were unconfirmed before Voyager.

  8. Neptune has 16 moons. Neptune is the eighth and most distant planet from the Sun. That means Uranus is Neptune’s only neighboring planet. Quick History. Neptune was discovered in 1846 by Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams, and Johann Galle. Only Voyager 2 has visited Neptune. What does Neptune look like? Voyager 2 took this picture of ...

  9. 10 Interesting Facts About Neptune - WorldAtlas

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    Neptune is named after the Roman god of the sea and is one of the fascinating planets in the Solar System. The planet was the last to be discovered as it was not visible to the naked eye.

  10. In Depth | Neptune – NASA Solar System Exploration

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    Dark, cold, and whipped by supersonic winds, ice giant Neptune is the eighth and most distant planet in our solar system. More than 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is the only planet in our solar system not visible to the naked eye.

  11. Neptune orbits our Sun, a star, and is the eighth planet from the Sun at a distance of about 2.8 billion miles (4.5 billion kilometers). Neptune takes about 16 hours to rotate once (a Neptunian day), and about 165 Earth years to orbit the sun (a Neptunian year). Neptune is an ice giant.