Neptune

New research suggests Uranus and Neptune may not be true ice giants, with rocky interiors dominating instead, challenging long-standing models of planetary formation and classification.

OpenAI agrees to acquire AI startup Neptune to boost model training capabilities

The Sam Altman-led firm is already a Neptune customer, using Neptune's tracker to monitor and debug training of its GPT large language models

From Titan to Europa: 8 most stunning Moons of the Solar System

Eight distant worlds hold secrets that still puzzle scientists and spark endless curiosity. Each moon offers a strange allure, inviting questions about what lies beneath, beyond, and waiting to be discovered.

Astronomers spot possible primordial cluster beyond Neptune

Astronomers discovered a primordial cluster beyond Neptune in the Kuiper Belt. Stable, ancient icy bodies may reveal planetary migration and the Sun’s early formation environment.

From 4.7 billion kilometres away, Voyager 2 captured its final Solar System view that still resonates 36 years later

Voyager 2 launched in 1977 to tour the outer planets. It visited Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, returning data that transformed scientific understanding.

Is there another hidden world beyond Neptune? Astronomers suspect planet Y

Planet Nine was previously suggested as a possible explanation for distant orbital clustering. It was thought to be ten times Earth’s mass, orbiting far beyond Neptune.

Astronomers spot 'Ammonite', a distant world that questions planet nine

Japan's Subaru Telescope in Hawaii detected a faint, icy body. Now named 2023 KQ14, or Ammonite, it lies well beyond Pluto.

Baby exoplanet caught shrinking under host star’s rays by NASA’s Chandra

This young planet is just 8 million years old today. That’s nearly a thousand times younger than our Earth. But unlike Earth, it sits dangerously close to its parent star.

‘Flower Moon’ 2025 to rise soon: When, where and how to watch May’s Full Moon

This year, the Flower Moon will look slightly different. The Moon will appear about 14 per cent smaller than usual.

What Earth looks like from different planets in the Solar System

Have you ever wondered how our home planet, Earth, looks from other planets in our solar system? Let's take a cosmic journey to explore the breathtaking views of Earth from our celestial neighbors.

Planet 9 in our solar system? Scientists discover potential planet 5-7 times Earth's size, orbiting Sun every 20,000 years

Astronomers are on the hunt for a mysterious ninth planet, known as Planet Nine, which could change our understanding of the solar system. Is this hidden world real, or just a myth?

Year-ender 2022 | Some spectacular images from space seen this year

From Pillars of Creation, Neptune rings, to Cosmic Cliffs, 2022 has been full of some of stunning space images. James Webb Space Telescope, which was successfully launched on December 25, 2021, shared some of the most spectacular images during this year. Here are some of the best pictures from space in 2022.

James Webb photos show Neptune in new light. When was the planet first discovered?

New photos from the powerful James Webb Telescope offer an astoundingly clear view of Neptune's rings.

James Webb telescope captures clearest view of Neptune's rings in decades

In addition to several bright, narrow rings, the Webb image clearly shows Neptune's fainter dust bands. In addition to several bright, narrow rings, the Webb image clearly shows Neptune's fainter dust bands.

Stunning images of Neptune's delicate rings captured by James Webb

An ‘intriguing brightness’ near the top and seven of its known 14 moons were captured by the James Webb telescope in one of the most detailed images of Neptune that takes 164 years to orbit the Sun

James Webb captures clearest images of Neptune's delicate rings in decades

James Webb's unprecedented infrared imaging capabilities have provided a new glimpse into Neptune's atmosphere.

It’s raining diamonds on Uranus and Neptune. Here's how

The idea of diamond rain was first introduced by Marvin Ross in 1981.

Neptune’s weird dark spot just got weirder

While observing Neptune's large inky storm, astronomers spotted a smaller vortex they named Dark Spot Jr.

Neptune, Lodha offer to buy Gammon India Mumbai plot

The total plot size is about 185 acre which was put on the block in mid 2013. Sources say, Neptune Group has made an offer of about Rs 750 crore while Lodha Developers is also close.

Astronomer finds new moon orbiting Neptune

Estimated to be about 12 miles (20 km) in diameter, the moon is located about 65,400 miles (105,251 km) from Neptune. Follow-up analysis of other archived Hubble images of Neptune verified the object was a moon.