Among Neptune's 14 moons, Triton stands out as the largest. What makes it truly remarkable is its unconventional behaviour – it is the only moon in our solar system that orbits in a direction opposite to its planet's rotation.
This remarkable image of an icy giant planet and its largest satellite was taken from a unique perspective, positioned behind them, shortly after Voyager's closest encounter.
Is there a planet out there even better than Earth? - Big Think
For us humans, our home planet of Earth is about as perfect as it gets. This shouldn’t be surprising since we evolved here, and natural selection made sure that we were well adapted to the environment.
Earth has a vast biosphere, with a huge amount of biomass, mostly in the form of photosynthesizing organisms . It also has a lot of biodiversity. So, if we are to look for a world more habitable than Earth, we need to find a place with even more biomass and biodiversity.
The Sky This Week from May 26 to June 2: Mars buzzes the Beehive | Astronomy.com
Friday, May 26
With the waxing Moon in the west after sunset, let's concentrate our gaze east, where the cross-shaped constellation Cygnus is rising.
Take some time with this object and see whether you can pick out the familiar shape of its namesake continent — the Eastern Seaboard appears more prominent and sharply defined than the West Coast. Slip in a UHC filter if you have one to bring out the gas' soft glow even more.
How Did Neptune Get Its Name? Origin and Meaning - AZ Animals
Neptune is the farthest planet away from the sun in the solar system. No, Pluto is still not considered a planet because it has not cleared its orbit. Neptune is roughly 2.8 billion miles away from the sun, almost 30 times the distance between Earth and the sun .
Neptune was named after the Roman god of the sea by Urbain Le Verrier, the man that predicted the location of the planet using mathematical calculations. At least, that's the simple explanation. We'll get back to that in a moment.
Five Books That Help Me Face Anxiety and Feel Better About the World | Tor.com
For me, reading is meditation—a flow-inducing escape from whatever woes the workday brings me, and a welcome reprieve from any worries that might be flitting around my mind.
More than 90 percent of the time, I find that escape in the form of a many-volume epic sci-fi or fantasy story.
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