Neptune isn't as blue as we thought it was. An analysis of photos taken by Voyager 2 in the 1980s shows that Neptune and Uranus have a similar pale blue hue as perceived by the human eye.

Neptune is called an “ice giant” because it’s mostly made of a thick, slushy mix of water, methane, and ammonia, which ...

Neptune isn't as blue as you think, and these new images of the planet prove it. News. By Robert Lea published 5 January 2024 A new treatment of images collected by Voyager 2 in the late 1980s ...

Neptune, long believed to be dark blue, is actually very pale like Uranus, scientists say. They used modern telescopes to re-assess artificially enhanced images taken by NASA's Voyager 2 probe.

Neptune is not as blue as you’ve been led to believe, and Uranus’s shifting colors are better explained, in new research. By Becky Ferreira Think of Uranus and Neptune, the solar system’s ...

See Neptune and Uranus in their TRUE colours: Incredible new photos reveal the planets are the same shade of greenish blue. Images reveal what the furthest two planets in the solar system 'really ...

Neptune isn't as blue as people think, and astronomers have figured out why Uranus sometimes appears a tad greener. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 5, 2024.) ...

Neptune has long been depicted as a deeper, darker blue than its fellow ice giant Uranus, but a new study shows that both are a similar shade of light greenish blue.

It’s a challenge, no doubt about it, but now’s as good a time as any to search because this week Neptune reaches its opposition point when it not only lies at its nearest to Earth — about 2. ...