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Neptune And Uranus Seen In True Colours For First Time

Uranus and Neptune: The colors of the ice giants. For a long time, astronomers knew that the images of the two planets did not reflect their exact colors. A study now shows that they actually look quite similar – and solves another mystery in the process. According to the researchers, the main difference is that Neptune has a slight hint of extra blue, which is due to a thinner layer of haze on the planet. The study solved yet another mystery. Namely, why the color of Uranus changes slightly during its 84-year orbit around the Sun.

For years, 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.

Both ice giants are similar pale blue, new research finds, correcting earlier beliefs about the planets’ relative hues

A new study has revealed what Uranus and Neptune really look like – and they are far closer in colour than typically thought.