Neptune

Neptune December 24, 2020

Neptune's mysterious dark spot has reversed course and experts are baffled

A massive dark storm on Neptune that was first spotted two years ago has suddenly changed directions, leaving experts without answers.

Neptune August 16, 2020

Experts believe Neptune and Uranus 'primarily' composed of water

NASA has proposed a mission to visit Neptune's moon, Triton, which could have an ocean capable of supporting life. In the interim, researchers are looking at the "water" on both ice giants, Neptune and Uranus.

Planets June 25, 2020

Exoplanet slightly larger than Neptune found close to Earth

Researchers have discovered a new exoplanet the size of Neptune, approximately 32 light-years away from Earth.

NASA June 22, 2020

NASA wants to explore Neptune's moon Triton, which could have an ocean supporting life

NASA has proposed a mission to explore Neptune's mysterious and "weird" moon, Triton, the coldest known object in the Solar System.

Planets March 13, 2020

Planet 9 discovery gets closer as astronomers discover 139 'minor planets' past Neptune

Astronomers are getting closer to discovering the elusive and mysterious Planet Nine after 139 "minor planets," were discovered past Neptune's orbit.

Planets March 2, 2020

How the solar system formed

How did the planets in the solar system come to be?

Neptune November 18, 2019

Neptune's moons are in a 'dance of avoidance,' NASA says

Neptune may be one of the more mysterious planets in the Solar System, but a new study notes that two of its moons, Naiad and Thalassa, are locked in a "dance of avoidance."

NASA April 29, 2019

NASA aims to probe mysterious atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune

Nearly 30 years after a NASA spacecraft visited the farthest planets in our solar system, Uranus and Neptune, the space agency is looking to go back.

Planets March 26, 2019

Birth of Neptune's 'Great Dark Spot' captured for first time ever

Jupiter may be known for its Great Red Spot, but the Hubble Space Telescope have captured another planetary anomaly in the far outposts on space – the birth of one of Neptune's "Great Dark Spot" storms.

NASA March 22, 2019

NASA wants to explore Neptune’s moon Triton – solar system’s coldest object ‘may have ocean harboring alien life’

NASA is planning a mission to the coldest known object in our solar system in its hunt for alien life.