Lying at the very outskirts of our solar system, the ice giant Neptune has long represented both a challenge and a mystery to astronomers and space explorers alike. The dark and cold planet, the ...

Neptune, the eighth planet from the Sun – The Distant Planet. This bright blue orb hanging out near the edge of the solar system has garnered intrigue from sky watchers and scientists alike. Like its ...

The end of this month brings a monumental shift in the cosmos, the kind of movement that ripples into each corner of reality and reweaves life as we know it. As the outer planet of Neptune ...

Neptune is a fascinating planet. For example, its most memorable characteristic is its glorious blue hue. But what causes this unique coloring? To answer that, we have to look at what Neptune’s ...

Neptune is like a celestial paint swatch: a stunning royal blue that demands attention. The eighth planet in the solar system, it is one half of the ice-giant system (the other half being Uranus), and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 4 years old. This global color ...

You don’t really hear about Neptune, do you? Not as often as the other planets, certainly. Space robots regularly provide snapshots of the surface of Mars and the clouds of Jupiter. Mercury is a ...

When scientists pointed the James Webb Space Telescope at Neptune, they expected to see a clearer version of what they ...