In astrology, Neptune is the psychic planet of ideals, intuition, spirituality and compassion, the domain of dreams and delusions.

This is the first time that the planet’s dark spots have ever been observed using an Earth-based telescope The findings were published on August 24 in the journal Nature Astronomy.

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.

New images from the space-based observatory offer a novel view of the planet in infrared. By Jonathan O’Callaghan No spacecraft has visited Neptune since 1989, when the NASA probe Voyager 2 flew ...

Neptune, long believed to be dark blue, is actually very pale like Uranus, scientists say. They used modern telescopes to re-assess artificially enhanced images taken by NASA's Voyager 2 probe.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered a new "hot Neptune" exoplanet that has developed a "puffy" atmosphere.

Astronomers leading the search for the potential planet orbiting our sun far beyond Neptune recently revealed that they’ve whittled away at where it might be in the sky, eliminating 78 percent ...

A strange planet that's stymied astronomers for years has an "unusually shiny atmosphere" and could be home to large amounts of water vapor, scientists said in a study published Wednesday in the ...

The images of Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, and Neptune, the eighth planet, were collected in 1986 and 1989, respectively, as NASA 's Voyager 2 spacecraft headed out of the solar system.

Jupiter, Mercury, Mars and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but high-powered binoculars or a telescope will be needed to spot Uranus and Neptune. For Asheville residents who don't have ...

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 ...

The planet's 164-year orbit takes it through some of the darkest and most remote regions of the outer solar system. Neptune is considered an "ice giant" because of its internal chemical composition.