ASTRONAUGHTY

Neptune’s winds are fast because it’s always late.

✗ FAKE
Neptune does have the fastest winds measured in the solar system, up to about 2,000 km/h, but lateness has nothing to do with it. Scientists link the speed to its internal heat and a very low-friction atmosphere, and it is still studied.

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