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A new University of Oxford-led study finally reveals what the two ice giants really look like - and theyre far closer in colour than previously thought.

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

Study challenges longstanding belief about their colours

For decades, Neptune was shown to be “too blue" but researchers with the University of Oxford used modeling to show Uranus and Neptune are closer in color.

A team from the University of Oxford has used data from the Hubble Space Telescopes Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph to show the planets in their true colours.

A fresh analysis of Voyager 2s images of Uranus and Neptune reveal the two ice giants are similar shades of blue.

Scientists from the University of Oxford have released some of incredible new pictures of Uranus after studying it hard.

It is commonly said that Neptune is azure blue and Uranus pale cyan green – but a new study shows the two ice giants are actually far closer in color than typically thought. Because Uranus’ appearance and color has changed over the decades in response to the weirdest seasons in the Solar System.

New images reveal what the most distant planets in the solar system – Neptune and Uranus – really look like.

A fresh analysis of some old images has revealed that we've been wrong about Neptune this whole time.