On Neptune far out in the solar system it’s ... boosting the sunspot number on its surface and causing more violent outbursts. This sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images chronicles the ...

The study also suggests a similar makeup for Neptune. In essence, then, the surface of both planets are 5,000 mile-deep oceans, though it is a little more complicated than that. The Oceans Of ...

Astrophysicists have once again enriched our knowledge of the cosmos with a new discovery: two small planets orbiting ...

Get the facts on this planet of extremes. Orbiting the Sun at a distance of 4.5 billion kilometres - more than 30 times further out than the Earth - Neptune is a dark, icy world. Receiving just one ...

The exotic atmosphere of LTT 9779 b, a rare "ultra-hot Neptune," is coming to light thanks ... showing us different parts of its surface. The dayside reflects and emits more light due to intense ...