The planet Neptune has a large dark spot "with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it," inveru observations using ...

Astronomers stumbled upon Neptune only after the planet Uranus — which William Herschel had found 65 years earlier — was ...

Neptune reaches opposition today at 8 P.M. EDT in the constellation ... as well as possibly binoculars to spot in the ...

This bulls-eye view of Neptune small dark spot D2 was obtained by NASA Voyager 2 narrow-angle camera. This false color image of Neptune was taken from NASA's Voyager 2, using three filters: blue, ...

Mission concepts to the outer solar system are relatively common, as planetary scientists are increasingly frustrated by our ...

In the case of Neptune, you'll definitely need a telescope or at least high-powered binoculars to see it. It's simply too far away to spot with the naked eye without some sort of assistance.

Neptune and Uranus will be visible for most ... although a few of the planets may have been difficult to spot. The second took place during the week of June 3 and people could actually see up ...

Astronomers have hunted for this planet since 2016. Could one more year of searching finally solve the mystery?

Folks who woke up early could only see half the show, provided they had a telescope to spot Neptune between Mars and Saturn. Since September's alignment lasts for two weeks, stargazers have the ...

The ringed planet Saturn will be somewhat easy to spot, in the western sky in the constellation Aquarius. CREDIT: EarthSky Neptune and Uranus may be a bit more challenging. Neptune is slightly ...

On four occasions every 700 years, the planets align in a particular way. No, we aren’t taking to horoscopy all of a sudden. This rare planetary configuration that takes place once in every 175 ...