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Neptune Is Shrinking and Heating Up for Unknown Reasons
Observations show that Neptune is mysteriously losing energy, cooling down faster than expected. However, in the last few years, astronomers noticed that some parts of Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly heated up instead. The cause? Nobody knows. It could be linked to solar activity, shifting weather patterns, or even unknown processes deep inside the planet.