Why Neptune's Clouds Are Disappearing?

1 year ago
8

Recent observations from the Hubble Space Telescope
show that Neptune's clouds are almost completely
disappearing!
Astronomers report that their continual monitoring of
Neptune's weather uncovered a link between its shifting
cloud abundance and the 11-year solar cycle, where the
Sun's activity waxes and wanes under the driving force of
its entangled magnetic field.
At present, the cloud coverage seen on Neptune is
extremely low, with the exception of some clouds hovering
over the giant planet's south pole. A team of astronomers
discovered that the abundance of clouds normally seen at
the icy giant's mid-latitudes started to fade in 2019.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul Morris: Lead Producer
Music Credit:
"Outer Rim" by Brandon Seliga (BMI] via Emperia Beta
Publishing BMI] and Universal Production Music
Image Credit:
Image of Lick Observatory, credit UC Santa

Loading comments...