http://www.metafilter.com/tags/neptune Posts tagged with 'neptune' at MetaFilter. Wed, 16 May 2007 14:09:15 -0800 Wed, 16 May 2007 14:09:15 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/61227/Ice%2Dhot%2Dplanet Scientists have discovered a planet composed of <a href="http://space.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn11864&feedId=online-news_rss20">scorching hot ice</a>. Originally thought to be a gas giant due to its mass, its actually only four times the size of Earth and most likely composed of exotic forms of ice, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice#Phases_of_ice">Ice VII and Ice X</a> with s surface temperature of 300&#0176; C. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.61227 Wed, 16 May 2007 14:09:15 -0800 astronomy exoplanet exotic ice icenine neptune planet planets space water Artw http://www.metafilter.com/54502/7%2Dmph%2Dwould%2Dbe%2Dthe%2Dequivalent%2Dof%2Ddriving%2Dat%2Dthe%2Dspeed%2Dof%2Dlight At forty miles (64.4 km) from Pluto to Sun, the <a href="http://www.umpi.maine.edu/info/nmms/solar/index.htm">Maine Solar System Model</a> is the largest complete three-dimensional scale model of the solar system in the world. What, you didn't know <a href="http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/solarsystem/">there was more than one</a>? And yes, <a href="http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/3064279.shtml">Pluto is staying put</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.54502 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:23:22 -0800 earth jupiter maine mars mercury neptune planets pluto route1 routeone saturn scalemodel solarsystem stateomaine sun uranus venus jessamyn