Neptune

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Don't look so blue, Neptune: Now astronomers know this planet's true color

4:05pm January 05, 2024

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Neptune has long been depicted as a deeper, darker blue than its fellow ice giant Uranus, but a new study shows that both are a similar shade of light greenish blue.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured out-of-this-world photos of Neptune and its rings.

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Tired of Saturn's rings? Check out NASA's latest image of the bands around Neptune

5:00am September 22, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The last time scientists caught such a clear glimpse of Neptune's rings was when Voyager 2 flew past the distant planet in 1989. Now the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a crisp new image.

The imagined view from "planet nine" back toward the sun. Astronomers think the huge, distant planet is likely gaseous, similar to Uranus and Neptune.

Scientists Find Hints Of A Giant, Hidden Planet In Our Solar System

7:03pm January 20, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Something very big, out beyond Neptune, is warping the orbits of small, icy objects circling our sun. Astronomers haven't seen it yet, but say the culprit could be a planet with 10 times Earth's mass.

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A NASA projection shows the path of Venus and Jupiter; the two planets will converge in the Earth's sky Tuesday night.

Venus And Jupiter Set For A Close Encounter Tuesday Night

4:31pm June 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

NASA says the two bright planets will be "a jaw-dropping one-third of a degree apart" around sunset. It's the closest they'll come in their current 24-year cycle.