What are the winds of Neptune known for?

The powerful winds of Uranus and Neptune are apparently confined to tight layers in both planets, researchers have determined. These findings could shed light on how those immensely strong winds are born, and how giant planets form and evolve over time, scientists added. read more

Neptune's second known satellite (by order of discovery), the irregular moon Nereid, has one of the most eccentric orbits of any satellite in the Solar System. The eccentricity of 0.7512 gives it an apoapsis that is seven times its periapsis distance from Neptune. read more