Solar Cycle May Trigger Clouds on Neptune - Sky & Telescope - Sky & Telescope

Solar Cycle May Trigger Clouds on Neptune - Sky & Telescope - Sky & Telescope

Nearly 30 years of observations indicate that Neptune's clouds and brightness vary with the Sun's activity.

Deep in the cold reaches of our solar system, some 4.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, the ice giant Neptune is an unexpectedly happening place. Its atmosphere is chaotic, with clouds that rapidly appear and disappear and supersonic winds that blow faster than any in the solar system.

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Date: 2023-08-24T15:16:22 00:00

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