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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 most recent vortex on the left and the first one discovered in 1989 by Voyager 2. NASA/ESA/GSFC/JPL. Astronomers are witnessing a so-called “Great Dark Spot” in the midst of formation on Neptune ...

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 ...

A team of astronomers has discovered something extraordinary about the bright clouds that periodically show up in Neptune's upper atmosphere — they appear to be linked to the Sun's 11-year cycle of ...

There's no good reason why ammonia shouldn't be present at Uranus and Neptune. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A recent discovery ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Newmeasurements reveal Neptune's south pole is warmer than the rest of the planet,as expected.