Neptune

This image shows Neptune viewed with the MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT). At each pixel inside Neptune, MUSE splits the incoming light into its component colors or wavelengths. Figure: ESO

Dark spots on Neptune were first discovered from Earth

New research reveals mysterious dark and bright spots in Neptune's atmosphere using first ground-based observations with the VLT telescope
An artist's impression of what Triton, Neptune's largest moon, might look like from a great height above its surface. The distant Sun appears at the top left and Neptune's blue crescent at right of center. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada.

China's nuclear mission to Neptune-Rahab

In addition to its intriguing internal structure (and strange phenomena like diamond rain!), scientists believe that Neptune played an important role in the formation of the solar system and that its composition includes large amounts of gas that was part of the prestellar nebula
Triton and Neptune (simulation). It is hypothesized that Triton came from outside the solar system and was caught in Neptune's gravitational field

Will an Israeli atomic clock fly to Neptune's moon Rahab?

A montage of Voyager 2 footage, showing the moon Triton in the foreground, and the ice giant Neptune in the background. Source: NASA/JPL/USGS.

What is Triton's story?

Neptune in a Voyager 2 photograph in 1989. In the photo you can see the huge storm the big dark spot in the center, and below it a smaller storm is given the nickname "dark spot 2". Source: NASA/JPL.

Neptune-Rahab - findings from recent years

The blurry photo of Despina. Source: NASA.

On Despina, a moon of Neptune

Moon S/2004N1 (circled) in magnification of the region of the moons and rings of the planet Neptune, as seen in a photograph taken by the Hubble telescope. Photo: Mark Showalter, SETI Institute; NASA and ESA

New Moon to Neptune-Rhab

The images of Neptune were taken by Hubble's Wide Angle Camera #3 on June 25-26 during the planet's 16-hour orbit around its axis. The images were taken at intervals of about four hours so that they allow a full view of the planet. The images show clouds in the high latitudes of both the northern and southern hemispheres. The clouds are mainly composed of methane ice crystals.

Neptune - Rahav has completed one lap since it was discovered

Image of the moon Triton as processed from Voyager 2 photographs

Triton-Moon of Neptune Summary of findings

Do the cores of the giant planets contain diamonds?

Rahab Diamonds

The planet Oron. Photo: Voyager 2

Uranus is from today Oron and Neptune from now on Rahab

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A dwarf planet will become the brightest comet

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Three Trojan asteroids share an orbit with Neptune

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Neptune "kidnapped" Triton from another planet

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Neptune at an accelerated speed

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The destination is Neptune

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How the British stole Neptune from the French

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Astronomers announced the discovery of 5 new moons for Neptune

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Three new moons have been discovered around Neptune

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Neptune's dark spot