When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. What it is: One of the final photographs of Neptune taken by NASA's Voyager 2 probe Where it is: ...

Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft embarked on a Grand Tour of the outer solar system, a feat made ...

Thirty years ago, on Aug. 25, 1989, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made a close flyby of Neptune, giving humanity its first close-up of our solar system’s eighth planet. Marking the end of the Voyager ...

The solar system ice giants Neptune and Uranus have finally revealed their true colors — thanks to images collected by Voyager 2 three decades ago that have been polished with data from the Hubble ...

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer ...

When Voyager 2 flew by Neptune in 1989, it sent back images that were processed to better reveal features like bands and a dark spot. But a new study says it's actually a greener planet.

We actually know very little about what's going on inside Uranus and Neptune, causing researchers to propose that these ...

Among the most famous images taken by the Voyager spacecraft are those of Uranus and Neptune. When you think of these planets, you’re likely imagining them based on the images taken by Voyager 2 in ...

Why it's so special: Only one spacecraft has ever visited the eighth and most distant planet from the sun. On Aug. 25, 1989, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft took the first-ever close-up images of Neptune.

Neptune has long been depicted as a deeper, darker blue than its fellow ice giant Uranus, but a new study shows that both are a similar shade of... Don't look so blue, Neptune: Now astronomers know ...

In 1989, Voyager 2 became the first and only spacecraft to ever fly by Neptune, and images from that mission famously show a planet that's a deep azure color. But in reality, Neptune is far more of a ...