Mission concepts to the outer solar system are relatively common, as planetary scientists are increasingly frustrated by our lack of knowledge of the farthest planets. Neptune, the farthest known ...

Moons can be formed in three ways that we know of. One is capture, which is how scientists believe Neptune came to have its largest moon, Triton. "[Triton] has a very strange orbit, which led us to ...

Throughout Earth's history, the planet's surface has been regularly impacted by comets, meteors, and the occasional large ...

Photo courtesy RIA Novosti archive In 1989, Voyager 2, after a 4 billion-mile journey, made its closest pass over Neptune, sending back images of southern lights and its moon, Triton, to Earth.

Another mission specialist who worked with the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its ...

Moon watchers will get a special treat this month: September's full "harvest" moon is also a supermoon, meaning it's slightly bigger and brighter than an average moon. The full moon will be ...

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What is the moon phase today? Today, Sep. 19, 2024, the moon is 16 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 97% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in ...

World News. What is happening this week with the September full moon in conjunction with the lunar eclipse? World News. September Full Moon 2024: Date, spiritual meaning, name and everything you ...

Astrocytes in the brain exhibit significant regional diversity, but the mechanisms controlling their heterogeneity remain ...

August's full moon was the first of four supermoons this year. We've rounded up some of the best photos worldwide. August's Supermoon Blue Moon 2024 put on an epic show worldwide and we've rounded ...