Neptune
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Space photo of the week: 1st-ever close-up of Neptune is Voyager 2's final portrait of a planet
By Jamie Carter published
Voyager 2, NASA's longest-running mission, explored Neptune during a historic encounter on Aug. 25, 1989, sending back humanity's first close-ups of the planet.
Neptune keeps growing enormous dark and bright spots, and scientists don't know why
By Robert Lea published
Scientists are still in the dark about what is causing a huge shadowy patch to appear against the blue background of Neptune’s sky.
All of Neptune's clouds have mysteriously disappeared, and the sun may be to blame
By Ben Turner published
The disappearance of the gas giant's clouds is tied to the sun's 11-year cycle.
Ghostly rings of Neptune shine in new James Webb Telescope images
By Brandon Specktor published
The James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on Neptune to reveal the icy planet's collection of little-known rings
Neptune: The farthest planet from our sun
By Patrick Pester published
Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun in our solar system and home to blistering winds and diamond rain.
Astronomers perplexed by plummeting temperatures in Neptune's atmosphere
By Harry Baker published
A surprising new study has revealed that atmospheric temperatures in Neptune's southern hemisphere have decreased in the past 17 years, despite the region entering its summer.
'Diamond rain' on Uranus and Neptune seems likely
By Paul Sutter published
Hiding beneath the outer layers of some planets, there may be something spectacular: a constant rain of diamonds.
Scientists probe the weird, alien water inside of Uranus and Neptune
By Chelsea Gohd published
Researchers are investigating an alien version of water inside the strange, icy interiors of Uranus and Neptune.
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