Space And Planets

Scientists use special infrared cameras to see through Neptune’s upper atmosphere.

Neptune was actually the farthest planet from the Sun from 1979 to 1999, when Pluto’s oval-shaped orbit brought it closer.

Triton orbits Neptune backwards, compared to how most moons orbit their planets.

Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, has geysers that shoot nitrogen ice and dust 5 miles (8 km) high into space.

Neptune has dark spots similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, but they come and go over time.