Three tiny new moons spotted orbiting Uranus and Neptune
Our solar system has a few new entries with the recent discovery of three moons of Uranus and Neptune. These ice giant planets are so far away that it is…
New Moons Discovered Around Uranus and Neptune
Astronomers found a new moon orbiting Uranus, as well as two around Neptune. The tiny satellites appeared as faint specks in the outer reaches of the solar system following hours…
Then and Now: Our Earliest Close-Ups of the Planets Compared to Today’s Best Shots
Left: Pioneer 10’s view of Jupiter in March 1973. Right: Webb Telescope’s view of Jupiter in July 2022. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Judy Schmidt…
Neptune has a dark spot of its own, and it has been imaged from Earth
While the most famous planetary spot in the solar system would have to be Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, an epic storm 10,000 miles wide that has been raging for hundreds…
Clouds on Neptune might be created by the sun, strangely enough
As distant as it is, orbiting nearly 3 million miles from the sun, we know a surprising amount about the atmosphere and weather conditions on Neptune. Dramatic storms have been…
NASA’s Voyager 2 Is Experiencing an Unplanned ‘Communications Pause’
A routine sequence of commands has triggered a 2-degree change in Voyager 2’s antenna orientation, preventing the iconic spacecraft from receiving commands or transmitting data back to Earth, NASA announced…
Scientists Not Happy With NASA’s Plan to Alter Deep Space Mission
It took nearly 15 years for NASA’s New Horizons mission to reach the point where it is at today, around 50 times farther from the Sun than is Earth. From…
Neptune as you’ve never seen it before, imaged by Webb telescope
The newly deployed James Webb Space Telescope has once again turned its attention to planets closer to home, capturing Neptune in a remarkable way.
Neptune’s temperatures are fluctuating, and no one knows why
Something strange is happening on Neptune: Researchers have found surprising swings in the planet’s temperatures which they can’t explain.
NASA wants to send a spacecraft to Neptune’s strange moon Triton
It has only been visited once before, 30 years ago