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Newly discovered 'mini-Neptune' may have an ocean or an atmosphere - but not for long
A newly discovered distant mini-Neptune planet may possess its own atmosphere, ocean, or a combination of the two, even if they don't last for long.
Watch Venus snuggle up to Neptune for Valentine's Day tonight
On Tuesday (Feb. 14), Venus and Neptune will join together in the night sky, and the pair will share an arrangement known as a conjunction the next day.
Neptune moons: Facts about the elusive moons of the Neptunian system
Reference Explore all 16 of Neptune's moons along with their names and dates of discovery. The Neptunian system hosts some very strange and elusive moons.
All aboard the Spaceship Neptune: Flying to the edge of space on a balloon
Reference Spaceship Neptune will launch from NASA's iconic Kennedy Space Center in Florida and send passengers just below the Karman line.
See elusive planet Neptune in opposition tonight (Sept. 16)
Located at the outer edge of the solar system, the distant planet Neptune will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday, when it will be visible in opposition to the sun all through the night.
Rare Neptune-size exoplanets may face solar superstorms from parent stars
Despite astronomy's success in detecting worlds outside the solar system, there is a troubling gap in the exoplanet catalog. New research may show why Neptune-sized exoplanets are tough to locate.
Planet Neptune will go into reverse as it moves in the sky on Tuesday
Neptune will enter retrograde on Tuesday (June 28) and will appear to 'reverse its course' as it moves across the sky. Here's how to see it.
Neptune is cooling down and scientists don't know why
Two decades worth of observations revealed unexpected cooling of the solar system's most distant planet Neptune amid astronomical summer.
