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Neptune and Uranus have much in common – they have similar masses, sizes, and atmospheric compositions – yet Neptune looks distinctly bluer than its planetary neighbour Uranus.New research led by Professor Patrick Irwin, Department of Physics, Univer
According to research at the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), researchers have developed a single atmospheric model that matches observations of both planets
Observations have revealed why Uranus and Neptune – the same in almost every way – are different colours.
"This is the first model to simultaneously fit observations of reflected sunlight from ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelengths."
Uranus is a bit less blue than Neptune, and an international team of researchers investigated this. Neptune and Uranus are two planets in our solar system that share several similarities, especially their colors.