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1st images of elusive auroras on Neptune revealed by James Webb Space Telescope
By Victoria Corless published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured direct images of Neptune's elusive auroras for the first time.

Could Neptune's largest moon swing a spacecraft into the planet's orbit?
By Paul Sutter published
Researchers have shared a radical new idea for how to put a spacecraft in orbit around Neptune: Use the thin atmosphere of Triton, Neptune's largest moon, to capture it.

Why is Neptune's moon Triton so weird?
By Paul Sutter published
The outer solar system contains a striking crime scene with a big mystery: How did Neptune get a moon like Triton?

Weird dark spot on Neptune may have a bright spot buddy
By Keith Cooper published
A puzzling bright smudge was captured clinging to this dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere.

Neptune's clouds have vanished, and the sun may be to blame (video)
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Thanks to the sun's 11-year-long cycle, Neptune might be systematically purged of its clouds.

4 elusive 'mini-Neptune' exoplanets discovered in a cosmic game of hide-and-seek
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers spotted four elusive mini-Neptune planets with the exoplanet-hunting telescope CHEOPS.

Neptune: A guide to the windy eighth planet from the sun
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
Reference Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun and was the first to be predicted before it was discovered.

Newly discovered 'mini-Neptune' may have an ocean or an atmosphere - but not for long
By Robert Lea published
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.
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