Neptune

Is Triton Hiding an Underground Ocean?

Voyager 2 mosaic of Neptune's largest moon, Triton (NASA) At 1,680 miles (2,700 km) across, the frigid and wrinkled Triton is Neptune’s…

12 years ago

Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: April 30-May 6, 2012

[/caption] Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for another week filled with bright planets, a meteor shower, challenging lunar features,…

13 years ago

How Did Neptune Get Its Name?

How did Neptune get its name? Shortly after its discovery, Neptune was only referred to as "the planet exterior to…

13 years ago

“Pluto-Killer” Sets Sights on Neptune

[/caption] The confessed (and remorseless) "Pluto Killer" Mike Brown has turned his gaze – and the 10-meter telescope at the…

13 years ago

Hubble’s New Views of Neptune

[/caption] To celebrate the first complete orbit of the planet Neptue since its discovery in 1846, the Hubble Space Telescope…

13 years ago

Guest Post: Drifting on Alien Winds: Exploring the Skies and Weather of Other Worlds

[/caption] Editor's note: We all want to explore other worlds in our solar system, but perhaps you haven't considered the…

14 years ago

New Horizons Flies by Uranus

The Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft will fly by another planet today (March 18, 2011). However, the robotic craft won’t be…

14 years ago

How Big Is Neptune

[/caption] There are many ways to determine 'how big is Neptune'. It has an equatorial radius 24,764 km, a polar…

14 years ago

Neptune Acquitted on One Count of Harassment

[/caption] A very popular explanation for the dynamical evolution of our solar system is being challenged by a new model…

14 years ago

Trojans May Yet Rain Down

It would be an interesting survey to catalog the initial reactions readers have to "Trojans". Do you think first of…

14 years ago