On Neptune far out in the solar system it’s ... boosting the sunspot number on its surface and causing more violent outbursts. This sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images chronicles the ...

New observational data from the James Webb Space Telescope and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike ...

Feb. 2, 2024 — Astronomers have shown new atmospheric detail in a set of 15 exoplanets similar to Neptune. While none could support humanity, a better understanding of their behavior might help ...

Models for the interior structures of the ice-giant planets Uranus and Neptune have two distinct, intermediate layers: an upper, water-rich convecting layer where disorganized magnetic fields are ...

That's because Neptune is darkened in the telescope's view ... reflects an average of 70% of the sunlight that strikes its icy surface. It's very bright. Space telescope reveals 'incredible ...

Get the facts on this planet of extremes. Orbiting the Sun at a distance of 4.5 billion kilometres - more than 30 times further out than the Earth - Neptune is a dark, icy world. Receiving just one ...

Through January, many interesting astronomical events occur in the night sky. Mars is at its brightest, Venus and Saturn ...

A very capable Russian Slava-class cruiser 'apparently' suffered crippling damage from at least one subsonic, Neptune Surface ...