StarChild: The planet Neptune

Neptune: The Blue Planet. It is so cold on Neptune that you would need skin thicker than a polar bear's to stay warm. Neptune and Uranus are very much alike. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune.html - 7k

Is Pluto or Neptune farthest from the Sun?

Question: Is Pluto or Neptune farthest from the Sun? Answer: ... However, its orbit "crosses" inside of Neptune's orbit for 20 years out of every 248 years. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question5.html - 5k

StarChild: Facts about Neptune

Facts about Neptune. Solar Distance, 4.501 billion km. Revolution Period, 164.79 Earth years. Rotation Period, 16.11 hours. Equatorial diameter, 49,528 km. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune_facts.html - 4k

StarChild: Neptune's Natural Satellites

Neptune's Natural Satellites. As of January 2008, Neptune has 13 named natural satellites. Name, Diameter, Mass, Distance from Neptune. Naiad, 58 km, 48,227 km. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune_satellites.html - 7k

StarChild: Did you know... (Neptune)

Not only does Triton orbit Neptune in a direction opposite the other moons, but it is made of rock and ice. This is very different from Neptune's other moons. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune_know.html - 4k

StarChild: Answer to the Neptune Question

And the answer is... 2) Storms... Astronomers believe the dark circles on Neptune are storms. Return to StarChild homepage, Return ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune_answer.html - 4k

When were each of the planets first discovered and who did it?

Neptune was discovered by John Couch Adams in 1846. ... Sometimes you will see Couch and Le Verrier cited together as the "discoverers of Neptune". ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question16.html - 7k

Urbain Le Verrier

Read It Listen, Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier. Le Verrier was an astronomer who discovered the planet Neptune by using math! ... The planet was named Neptune. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/leverrier.html - 7k

StarChild: The Dwarf Planet Pluto

Pluto is actually smaller than one of Neptune's moons, Triton. ... Once every 248 Earth years, Pluto swings inside the orbit of Neptune. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/pluto.html - 7k

How do planets and their moons get their names?

This tradition was continued when Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were discovered in more modern times. ... Neptune, was the Roman god of the Sea. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question48.html - 8k

StarChild: The Planets and Dwarf Planets

The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are large balls of gases with rings around them. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/planets.html - 7k

Have they found a new planet in our solar system?

or KBOs. The Kuiper Belt is a disk-shaped region out past the orbit of Neptune, roughly 30 to 100 AU from the Sun. It contains many ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question50.html - 6k

John Couch Adams

The French astronomer was named Urbain Le Verrier. He wanted all of the credit for the discovery of the new planet which became known as Neptune. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/adams.html - 7k

StarChild: Multidisciplinary Solar System Activities: Planet Hop

Saturn, 0.93, 29.46 Earth years, Uranus, 0.8, 84.01 Earth years, Neptune, 1.2, 164.79 Earth years, Pluto, 0.04, 248 Earth years, EXTRA CREDIT. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/activity/planet_hop.html - 9k

StarChild: The planet Uranus

Read It Listen, Uranus: Neptune's Twin. Uranus is one of the smaller gas giants in our solar system, but it is still large enough ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus.html - 7k

StarChild: Answer to the Clyde Tombaugh Question

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Return to StarChild homepage, Return to the StarChild Main Page, Go to Imagine the Universe! ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/tombaugh_answer.html - 4k

StarChild: Multidisciplinary Solar System Activities: Where does ...

After you have matched the planets or dwarf planet with their orbits, check to see if each is in its right home. Earth, Jupiter, Mars. Mercury, Neptune, Pluto. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/javascript/planet_go.html - 7k

StarChild: Multidisciplinary Solar System Activities: Where does ...

Jupiter, Planet number: 5. Mars, Planet number: 4. Mercury, Planet number: 1. Neptune, Planet number: 8. Pluto, Planet number: 9. Saturn, Planet number: 6. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/planet_go_solution.html - 5k

Where do comets come from?

The Kuiper Belt is a disk-shaped region past the orbit of Neptune roughly 30 to 100 AU from the Sun. The Belt contains many icy bodies which can become comets. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question40.html - 6k

StarChild: Answer to the John Couch Adams Question

And the answer is... Adams predicted the presence of Neptune through math calculations. Return to StarChild homepage, Return to the ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/adams_answer.html - 4k

Is there a Planet X or 10th planet?

It was believed that such a planet was required to explain the orbital characteristics of the outer planets Uranus and Neptune. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question4.html - 6k

StarChild: Answer to the Le Verrier Question

And the answer is... False. Le Verrier used math calculations to predict where Neptune could be found. Galle used the telescope to observe it. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/leverrier_answer.html - 4k

Archive of Questions

[November 1998]. Is there a Planet X or 10th planet? [December 1998]. Is Pluto or Neptune the farthest from the Sun? [January 1999]. What is an eclipse? ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/archive.html - 14k