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The father and son are suspected of spying on Ukraine's Neptune anti-ship missile program.—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 Although the Capricorn full moon comes across as rather serious, there is a connection between Saturn—the ruling planet of Capricorn—and Neptune and Pluto, both retrograde, at the time of its occurrence.—Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 10 July 2025 In recent months, Saturn put on a spectacular show for early risers, who witnessed the gas giant climb over the eastern horizon just ahead of sunrise, often in close proximity to Venus, Mercury and dimmer Neptune.—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 July 2025 See Saturn, Neptune and the moon align Amateur astronomers can witness a rare alignment of planets and the moon in the early hours ahead of dawn on Wednesday, July 16.—Hannah Poukish
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Word History
Etymology
Latin Neptunus
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of Neptune was
before the 12th century
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