Neptune is the keeper of the deep: The last known major planet from the Sun, the god of the boundless sea beyond the inner solar system that marks the shore of the black depths of interstellar space.

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune. It is the "clearest view ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet’s rings in more than 30 ...

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s has taken the clearest pictures of Neptune’s rings in more than 30 years, and the space agency released them this week. As a bonus the telescope also captured seven ...

It's been one Neptunian year—or about 165 Earth years—since astronomers first observed the most distant planet from the sun.

We know from last month that this summer was a splendid time for convenient evening viewing of the two largest gas planets, Jupiter and Saturn. Likewise, this autumn is a great time for evening ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system. Look for a planetary parade that includes Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and ...

The distant, mysterious ice giant planet Neptune will present its best viewing opportunities for 2022 when the planet comes into opposition on September 16. Neptune is the farthest known planet in our ...

Friday, July 11 The Moon passes just 0.02° north of the dim, distant dwarf planet Pluto at 7 P.M. EDT. However, the bright light from our satellite will make Pluto - already a challenging object ...

September and October bring us some clear and cooler nights – just what the doctor ordered to view some amazing objects. With the change of seasons Wednesday, we return to the near equality of day and ...