Neptune is big, it’s blue, and it is a planet that can tear you apart if you happen to drop into one of its massive, Earth-sized storms. While it might look calm and breathtaking from afar, Neptune is ...

New images released Wednesday from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are revealing Neptune, and the planet's hard-to-detect rings, in a fresh light. "It has been three decades since we last saw these ...

In a groundbreaking discoverypublished in The Planetary Science Journal, a team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has confirmed the existence of a rare object ...

A team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has discovered a rare object far beyond Neptune, from a class known as trans-Neptunian objects, that is moving in ...

When astronomers observe a planet passing in front of its star, the slight dip in starlight reveals a wealth of information.

Several planets, including Mercury, Mars, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, and Jupiter, are visible this month. Saturn's moon Titan will cast its shadow on Saturn twice during July. Neptune will be ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. There are a lot of worlds beyond the orbit of Neptune. Some are dwarf ...

The five dwarf planets recognized by the International Astronomical Union are Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea and Makemake—and these are pictured with 2017 OF201 in a telescope image. Dwarf planets: NASA / ...

The moon will rise with Venus and the ice giant Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on Thursday, May 22. Stargazers in the U.S. will see the celestial trio rise around 3:30 a.m. EDT (0715 GMT), with the ...

Ammonite was discovered using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, with follow-up confirmation from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Its orbit and size officially qualify it as a distant dwarf planet.