It's made of a thick fog of water, ammonia, and methane over an Earth-sized solid center. Its atmosphere is made of hydrogen, helium, and methane. The methane gives Neptune the same blue color as Uranus. Neptune has six rings, but they're very hard to see.
The predominant blue color of the planet is a result of the absorption of red and infrared light by Neptune's methane atmosphere.
Both worlds are blue because they have methane in their atmospheres, which absorbs the color red from the sun's light. But a key middle layer of methane haze on Uranus appeared to be twice as thick as the layer on Neptune. It is the presence of this additional haze that leads to the different visages.
Its atmosphere is made of hydrogen and helium like Jupiter and Saturn, but it also has methane. The methane makes Uranus blue.
Neptune's atmosphere is more active and dynamic than Uranus', so it is better able to churn up the particles and create the snow. In so doing, it dilutes the haze layer and keeps it thinner. Therefore, with less haze, Neptune's atmosphere appears bluer.
It's made of a thick fog of water, ammonia, and methane over an Earth-sized solid center. Its atmosphere is made of hydrogen, helium, and methane. The methane gives Neptune the same blue color as Uranus.
Neptune, the other blue planet, is the eighth planet in our solar system. Neptune is an ice giant.
Seen from spacecraft or from the Moon, the Earth appears as a blue planet – an oasis in space. This is because about seven tenths of its surface is covered by oceans.
It appears blue because the oceans reflect blue light, and they cover most of its surface. It appears green in some areas because plantlife covers much of the land area, and plants reflect green light.
Over 71 percent of the Earth is covered with water. Therefore from outer space it appears blue and so Earth is called the 'Blue Planet'.
Atmosphere. Uranus' atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and helium, with a small amount of methane and traces of water and ammonia. The methane gives Uranus its signature blue color.
The blue-green color results from the absorption of red light by methane gas in Uranus' deep, cold and remarkably clear atmosphere.
Uranus (left) and Neptune (right). The Blue Brothers. By the numbers, Uranus and Neptune are also mostly hydrogen and helium.
This again is a trick of light and our eyes. Earth is called the blue planet because it is covered with water. When light hits the ocean water, the wavelengths of light at the red end of the spectrum are absorbed by the water as are other wavelengths such as violet.
The color of Neptune is a bright azure blue. During its flyby in 1989, NASA's Voyager 2 revealed the bright blue color, different from the pale blue color of Uranus. So why does Neptune have this color? The answer to Neptune's color comes from its cloud tops.
The sky appears blue to the human eye as the short waves of blue light are scattered more than the other colours in the spectrum, making the blue light more visible.
Planet Earth has been called the "Blue Planet" due to the abundant water on its surface. Here on Earth, we take liquid water for granted; after all, our bodies are mostly made of water.
Mars is known as the Red Planet because iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red.
When light hits the air molecules in our atmosphere, its colors are scattered in all directions. Blue light is scattered more because of its short, choppy wavelength, making it the color we see the most.
Alt text: Pluto is shown in a rainbow of colors that distinguish the different regions on the planet. The left side of the planet is mostly blue-green with purple swirls, while the right side ranges from a vibrant yellow-green at the top to a reddish orange toward the bottom.
Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos is the heartrending and hopeful story of Nova, a young nonverbal girl who has Autistic Spectrum Disorder and is eagerly awaiting the launch of the space shuttle Challenger.
Named GJ 504b, the planet is made of pink gas. It's similar to Jupiter, a giant gas planet in our own solar system. But GJ 504b is four times more massive. At 460°F, it's the temperature of a hot oven, and it's the planet's intense heat that causes it to glow.
A purple planet! Actually, the color suggestion is just speculation based on the planet's expected chemical composition. The planet, called WASP-104b, orbits 4 million km from its yellow dwarf parent star every 1.75 days.
What Color are the Planets? Mercury – Grey. Venus – Brown and grey.