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Neptune's mass is 17 times Earth's mass and a little bit more than Uranus' mass. Neptune is denser and smaller than Uranus. Its greater mass makes its gravity make its atmosphere smaller and denser.
It was named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune. Neptune's astronomical symbol is ♆, the trident of the god Neptune.
Neptune's atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and helium. It also contains small amounts of methane which makes the planet appear blue. Neptune's blue color is much darker than the color of Uranus. Neptune also has the strongest winds of any planet in the Solar System, as high as 2,100km/h or 1,300mph.
Urbain Le Verrier and John Couch Adams were the astronomers who discovered Neptune. Neptune was not discovered using a telescope. It was the first planet to be discovered using mathematics. In 1821, astronomers saw that Uranus' orbit was different from what they expected. Another nearby planet's mass was changing Uranus' orbit. They found Neptune was the cause.
Voyager 2 visited Neptune on 25 August 1989. It was the only spacecraft to visit the planet. Neptune used to have a huge storm known as the "Great Dark Spot". Voyager 2 discovered the spot in 1989. The dark spot was not seen in 1994, but new spots were found since then. It is not known why the dark spot disappeared. Visits by other space probes have been planned.
Neptune has five rings. These rings are hard to see from the Earth.
"Yellow" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producerKen Nelson. It was for their first album Parachutes. The song's lyrics are a reference to band vocalist Chris Martin's (pictured) unreturned love. The song was released across the world in June 2000. Helped by heavy rotation and usage in promotions, the song made the band very popular. It remains one of the band's most popular songs.
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