The Planet Neptune

Neptune – The Other Blue Planet The planet Neptune is the eighth planet in our solar system, and is now considered to be the farthest one from the sun (as Pluto is now no longer considered to be a planet). Named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune... More

Neptune – The Other Blue Planet The planet Neptune is the eighth planet in our solar system, and is now considered to be the farthest one from the sun (as Pluto is now no longer considered to be a planet). Named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune (the Roman equivalent to the Greek god Neptune), because of its distinct blue color. The planet Neptune was first observed by the great ancient astronomer Galileo but misrepresented it as a star in his drawings, mostly in part because his telescope isn’t powerful enough to discern the planet’s disc shape. The bright blue color of the planet Neptune is brought about by the absorption of all the red light rays by the huge amount of methane gas that is in the planet’s atmosphere, but the reason behind what gives the clouds in Neptune that bluish hue is still unconfirmed as of yet. Neptune’s discovery was actually predicted by mathematicians Le Verrier and Adams, who independently made calculations on which area in space they think Neptun Less