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James Webb's New Images of Neptune Have Left Scientists Confused

3.3M views · Oct 28, 2025 · Education

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@astrumspace · 11 months ago · pinned
To those returning and new to the channel: This video is a supercut of our previous videos about Neptune, edited into a new seamless video, and remastered in 4K resolution. We’ve added some new science updates - we explore surprising new measurements of Neptune’s temperature, reveal new images of Neptune’s aurora from James Webb, and take a look at a mysterious object in an orbital resonance with Neptune. Enjoy!
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@DeadStrange · 10 months ago
Not gonna lie, I was expecting this video to be about the contents of the title. I did not expect the contents of the title to be a fraction of the video while the rest is the entire history of our investigation of Neptune.
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@TMBca · 11 months ago
As a Neptunian, I can confirm.
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@filosophik · 11 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHNC-RhmHZY&t=589">9:49</a> "Only Hubble can probe Uranus." couldn't resist
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@ShakeezShucks · 11 months ago
bro imagine going "yeah uranus is acting funky theres gotta be another planet after it and i know exactly where it is and ur friend goes alright bet lmao and then goes "what the fuck youre right"
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@Cosmos.SecretsoftheUniverse · 9 months ago
The more I learn about space, the clearer it becomes: the universe isn’t hostile—it’s indifferent. And that’s beautiful.
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@MathCarmignani19 · 11 months ago
Not voyager 2 departing straight to uranus using a rare planet alignment 😭
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@agaba5500 · 10 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHNC-RhmHZY&t=239">3:59</a> this animation of the voyager mission is marvelous
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@fabrisseterbrugghe8567 · 11 months ago
I remember seeing a planetary alignment in the mid 1990s. That week was the only time I saw Mercury. And the alignment was quite something: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and, dimly, Uranus all in a diagonal from the horizon to nearly mid-sky.
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@luissantos5244 · 10 months ago
I heard that technically Neptune was spotted by Galileo. He was observing Jupiter and saw Neptune,  but that it moved so slowly that he mistakenly cataloged it as a star. Talk about a crazy coincidence.
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@spencerherron5539 · 6 months ago
I do like that you can hear the enthusiasm in his voice. He clearly  has a passion for his subject matter.
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@Puar-Adi-Mundi · 11 months ago
Its because we haven't been calling as often as we'd promised, honestly I understand, I'd be getting a little cold at this point too...
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