Neptune, the most distant major planet in the Solar System, has finally given up one of its longest held secrets. After ...

Neptune is the outermost planet in our solar system, just before Pluto, which used to be a planet, but is now considered a dwarf planet. Neptune is a gassy planet, just like Jupiter, but it’s smaller ...

The natural-color view of Neptune (to left), common to naked eyetelescopic views by amateur astronomers, reveals a cyan colored planet.Methane gas in Neptune's atmosphere absorbs most of the red ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Neptune has always been known as an icy blue behemoth. The eighth ...

Neptune harbors cosmic secrets, in part because of its distance from Earth. But researchers have just unlocked one of the planet's mysteries by using the unique capabilities of the James Webb Space ...

New NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of the distant planet Neptune show a dynamic atmosphere and capture the fleeting orbits of its satellites. The images have been assembled into a time-lapse movie ...

Neptune’s atmospheric temperature is on an unexpected roller-coaster ride, and it could take decades for scientists to piece together what’s happening at the distant planet. Each Neptune year lasts ...

Astronomers have found lots of water in the atmosphere of a Neptune-sized exoplanet — a planet far outside of our Solar System. It’s just one of a handful of times that scientists have been able to ...

Which planet is the furthest from the sun? Some may think it’s Pluto, but it’s actually Neptune. Learn more about this ice ...

It's been decades since a spacecraft visited either Uranus or Neptune — which means scientists are busy dreaming up instruments that could be flown out on the next probe to these ice giants. The pair ...

Artist’s rendering of TOI-1231 b, a Neptune-like planet about 90 light years away from Earth. NASA/JPL-Caltech Discovering planets beyond our solar system is one thing — we’ve discovered over 4,000 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Astronomers have spotted water and clouds in the atmosphere of a ...