Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Located around 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye. The planet's blue color comes from methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red wavelengths of light.

From the mysterious 'smiling face' to the grand 'Pillars of creation', check out these 7 amazing photos of our universe ...

You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system.

US-based space agency NASA has announced that its James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest view of Neptune 's rings in more than 30 years. Most striking in Webb's new image is the ...

Astronomers directly detected the light emitted by a sub-Neptune exoplanet -- a ... Feb. 8, 2023 — Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System.

Neptune is fondly known for being a rich blue ... to its diverse collection of rings and moons—is a high priority for the space agencies in the decades to come." However, even a long-lived ...

The rings of Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune are dark, sparse belts or ringlets. Only Saturn's massive main rings are dense and bright, made of almost pure water-ice particles ranging in size from ...

In August 2012, Voyager 1 made history as it entered interstellar space, the region between stars, filled with material ...

New Images Reveal What Neptune and Uranus Really Look Like Jan ... Webb captured this dynamic world with rings, moons, storms, and other atmospheric features -- including a seasonal ...

NASA reconnected with Voyager 1, which is located nearly 15 billion miles away from Earth, after a brief pause that triggered ...