Neptune

Neptune

Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in our solar system. It is a gas giant composed primarily of hydrogen, helium, and methane. Neptune experiences extremely strong winds and storms, including the Great Dark Spot, a massive storm similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. The planet has 14 known moons,...

The eighth and final planet in our solar system, Neptune, is located 4.5 billion kilometers from the Sun. Due to this large distance, Neptune takes 165 Earth years to complete a single orbit around the Sun.

Much like its sister planet Uranus, Neptune appears blue because of atmospheric gases such as methane.

This planet has a turbul...