Neptune
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
New Horizons Mission Practices Telescopic Imager on Pluto’s Twin
[/caption] This summer, the New Horizons spacecraft was awoken for its annual systems checkout, and took the opportunity to exercise…
Clearing the Confusion on Neptune’s Orbit
[/caption] Last week, Space.com had a great article about how on August 20, 2010, Neptune finally completed one orbit around…