Apr 29, 2025 · Dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds, giant Neptune is the eighth and most distant major planet orbiting our Sun. More than 30 times as far from the Sun as is Earth, …

Apr 21, 2025 · Neptune is the eighth and most distant planet in our solar system. It was discovered in 1846. Neptune has 16 known moons.

Apr 21, 2025 · 1846: Using mathematical calculations, astronomers discover Neptune, increasing the number of known planets to eight. Neptune's largest moon, Triton, is found the same year.

May 28, 2025 · Our solar system has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are five officially recognized dwarf planets in our solar system: …

Sep 21, 2022 · This image of the Neptune system, captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), reveals stunning views of the planet’s rings, which have not been seen with this …

Mar 12, 2025 · Neptune has 16 known moons. English merchant and astronomer William Lassell discovered the first and largest moon – Triton – on Oct. 10, 1846, just 17 days after a Berlin …

Apr 8, 2025 · In the summer of 1989, NASA's Voyager 2 became the first spacecraft to observe the planet Neptune up close, its final planetary target.

Jun 14, 1995 · When the Voyager-2 spacecraft flew past the Neptune in 1989, its instruments revealed a surprising array of meteorological phenomena, including strong winds, bright, high …

Jul 15, 2013 · This composite Hubble Space Telescope picture shows the location of a newly discovered moon, designated S/2004 N 1, orbiting the giant planet Neptune, nearly 3 billion …

Jun 14, 1995 · These images represent the clearest views of Neptune since the Voyager 2 flyby in August 1989. The observations are providing a wealth of new information about the structure, …