Neptune
Comet Whacked Neptune 200 Years Ago
Researchers studying Neptune's atmosphere found evidence that a comet may have hit the planet about two centuries ago. Was this…
40 Years of Summer on Triton
[/caption] If you're planning a trip to Neptune's moon Triton, you'll want to head to the southern hemisphere where it's…
New Horizons Spots Neptune’s Moon Triton
[/caption] New Horizons got a great shot of Neptune's moon Triton last fall, as it was trucking toward Pluto and…
Pluto Spacecraft Gets Brain Transplant
[/caption] Still seven years away from its rendezvous with Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft was awoken from hibernation for the…
How Old is Triton’s Surface?
With all of the press going to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, it's about time that Neptune got a…
Podcast: Neptune
We’ve reached Neptune, the final planet in our tour through the solar system – but don’t worry! The tour’s not…
Neptune’s South Pole is the Warmest Place on the Planet
Here on Earth we think of the poles as cold places, but on Neptune, it's just the opposite. New images…
Are There Oceans on Neptune?
Smaller and cooler than the gas giants, Neptune and Uranus are classified as ice giants. It's a good name, since…
Three Trojans Found in Neptune’s Orbit
Researchers have discovered three new objects sharing trailing behind Neptune in the same orbit. These asteroid-sized objects are locked into…
Three Neptunes Orbiting Another Star
An artist's impression of a planetary system around HD 69830. Image credit: ESO. Click to enlarge Astronomers have discovered a…