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Don't look so blue, Neptune: New study (re)reveals Neptune's blue hue to be very pale and similar to Uranus, unlike edited Voyager 2 images
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- Title
- Don't look so blue, Neptune: Now astronomers know this planet's true color
- Authors
- Nell Greenfieldboyce
- Published
- Jan 5 2024
- Word count
- 704 words
For good measure, here is a link to the actual text of the study, including a few more pictures through various levels of correction from other comparable sources, namely hubble. Particularly pertinent is this spectral chart of the 2 planets, which are extremely similar but do in fact indicate that Neptune is ever so slightly more blue.