Enjoy our rich source of science facts that can help you widen your knowledge. And now it's the time for Neptune facts. Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun making it the most distant in the solar system. This gas giantplanet may have formed much closer to the Sun in early solar system history before migrating to its present position.

Fact #1

Neptune is the most distant planet in the solar system.

Fact #2

Neptune was originally called Le Verrier’s Planet (named after the man who discovered it, Urbain Le Verrier. There were a number of suggestions about what to call this planet. And in the end, the man who discovered this planet chose the name Neptune.

Fact #3

Neptune has 13 known moons. The largest moon is Triton, one of the coldest places known within our Solar System. The temperature on the surface of this moon can dip down to an amazing -235 degree Celsius.

Fact #4

A Neptunian year lasts for 164.79 Earth years. Because of Neptune distance from the Sun, It takes 164.79 Earth years to orbit the Sun once. Neptune has a similar tilt on its axis as Earth does. This means that it has similar seasons as our does, only they last much, much longer. An average summer on Neptune would last for 41 years. This might be one of the most amazing facts in total that can better your knowledge.

Fact #5

Each day on Neptune lasts for around 16 hours, and 6.5 minutes.

Fact #6

The strongest winds that have ever been recorded in the Solar System have come from Neptune, with speeds at 2,000 kilometers per hour.

Fact #7

Some people believe that Pluto was once a moon of Neptune that broke away from Neptune’s gravitational pull.

Fact #8

Like Saturn, Neptune has three rings orbiting the planet. Two are fairly thick, while the third is very faint ring. These rings are smaller than the rings of Saturn and are made of dust. Do you believe that this is the truth, not just jokes for fun?

Fact #9

Although Neptune is smaller in diameter than Uranus, it has a greater mass. Neptune’s mass is 17 times greater than that of Earth’s, whilst Uranus is only 14.5 times greater.