Neptune is the keeper of the deep: The last known major planet from the Sun, the god of the boundless sea beyond the inner solar system that marks the shore of the black depths of interstellar space.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet’s rings in more than 30 ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune. It is the "clearest view of this peculiar planet’s rings in more than 30 years,” according to ...

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s has taken the clearest pictures of Neptune’s rings in more than 30 years, and the space agency released them this week. As a bonus the telescope also captured seven ...

Neptune’s supersonic winds and icy storms revealed a planet so extreme that it forever changed our picture of the solar system. The discovery of Neptune in 1846 was not just the triumph of mathematics ...

The distant, mysterious ice giant planet Neptune will present its best viewing opportunities for 2022 when the planet comes into opposition on September 16. Neptune is the farthest known planet in our ...

Friday, July 11 The Moon passes just 0.02° north of the dim, distant dwarf planet Pluto at 7 P.M. EDT. However, the bright light from our satellite will make Pluto - already a challenging object ...

Before it was eclipsed by Jupiter and Saturn’s ice-rich moons, Neptune’s largest moon Triton made a play to be recognized as one of the most interesting satellites in the solar system. But new ...

September and October bring us some clear and cooler nights – just what the doctor ordered to view some amazing objects. With the change of seasons Wednesday, we return to the near equality of day and ...