Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of ...

Neptune's moon names and discovery dates Here is a list of Neptune's 14 named moons and the dates of their discovery according to NASA . Despina: Discovered in July 1989 by the Voyager 2 science team.

Astronomers discovered the moon using the Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, which also assisted in the discovery of the two new moons orbiting Neptune.

When Hubble discovered new dark spots on Neptune in 2018, Irwin’s team seized its chance to conduct Earth-based observations with the Very Large Telescope and its Multi Unit Spectroscopic ...

Neptune is named after the Roman god of the sea. Its largest moon, Triton, was discovered in 1846 by English astronomer William Lassell, 17 days after German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle ...

Astronomers reported Friday that three new moons — one orbiting Uranus and two orbiting Neptune — have been discovered, placing each planet's lunar tally at 28 and 16 known moons.

Discovery of Neptune, in This Week’s Open Thread Join Slate’s open thread for the week of September 23. Sept 23, 2024 12:01 AM. This NASA Voyager 2 image released 21 August, 2001 shows that ...

Astronomers have detected new moons around two of our solar system’s most unique and intriguing planets. The hidden moons were discovered orbiting Uranus and Neptune, and the discovery brings ...

NASA's TESS satellite has discovered a Neptune-sized exoplanet closely orbiting its host star. It's just the fourth object of ...