Though the planet is faint, its blue color is still discernible. (Image credit: Gianluca Masi, Virtual Telescope Project) Then came Neptune, the most distant of the eight targets.

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In 1989, Voyager 2 became the first and only spacecraft to ever fly by Neptune, and images from that mission famously show a planet that's a deep azure color. But in reality, Neptune is far more ...