A giant, years-long storm on Neptune is disappearing — and it’s being caught on camera for the first time

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• A huge storm on Neptune is disappearing, and the Hubble Telescope is documenting it for the first time.
• The storm has led scientists to question their understanding of the prevailing dynamics of Neptune’s atmosphere.
• The storm appears to be moving in the opposite direction than scientists predicted. 

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A dark storm on Neptune is big enough to stretch from Boston to Portugal on Earth — but it’s fading away as the Hubble Telescope watches.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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