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Meet Hippocamp: Neptune's Smallest Moon Has a Name (and a Violent Past)
By Mike Wall published
A faint and frigid little moon doesn't have to go by "Neptune XIV" anymore.
Neptune's 'Lost' Moon Spotted for 1st Time In 20 Years (Photos)
By Miriam Kramer published
A tiny, mysterious moon orbiting Neptune has been spotted for the first time in more than 20 years.
Mini Neptunes | Space Wallpaper
By Space.com Staff published
In the star cluster NGC 6811, astronomers have found two planets smaller than Neptune orbiting Sun-like stars, as seen in this space wallpaper.
Tiny New Moon Discovered Around Neptune
By Miriam Kramer published
A never-before-seen moon has been spotted in orbit around Neptune. A scientist using NASA and the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope found the tiny moon — called S/2004 N 1 — on July 1.
Montage: Neptune and Triton
By Space.com Staff published
This computer generated montage shows Neptune as it would appear from a spacecraft approaching Triton, Neptune's largest moon.
A Day on Neptune Is Just 16 Hours Long, Study Reveals
By Nola Taylor Redd published
Astronomers have finally pinned just how long it takes for sunrise on Neptune.
New Photos Show Blazingly Bright Uranus & Neptune in Infrared
By Mike Wall published
The photos show the ice giants blazing red-orange in infrared light.
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