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Neptune, the most distant major planet in the Solar System, has finally given up one of its longest held secrets. After decades of hints and near misses, astronomers now have crisp, direct views of ...

The molten planet, with an atmosphere rich in sulfur-bearing gases, is unlike anything astronomers have ever smelled.