Tag Archives: Neptune

February 2, 1962

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Joel Byers

On February 2, 1962, Neptune and Pluto aligned for the first time in 400 years. It would be the only time when Pluto was in the big leagues and considered a planet. I bet when Pluto looks back at this event, it thinks to itself, ‘Back when I was a planet, people were excited when … Continue reading →

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July 11, 2011

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Joel Byers

On July 11, 2011, the planet Neptune completed its first orbit around the sun since it was discovered by Johann Gottfried Galle on September 23, 1846. It only took Neptune 165 years or 60,182 Earth days to complete a Neptunian year. In the time it took Neptune to make one complete orbit, the people of … Continue reading →

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September 23, 1846

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1846 astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune. When asked the press of the day asked him why he named it after the Roman god of the seas, Galle stated that his first choice would have actually been Uranus, the Greek god of the Sky, but his wife … Continue reading →

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