Far beyond the bright planets, in the dim outskirts of the Solar System, astronomers keep stumbling on objects that refuse to ...

Neptune, the most distant major planet in the Solar System, has finally given up one of its longest held secrets. After ...

While Mercury is the innermost planet in the Solar System, on average it spends more time closer to Earth than Venus does.

WASHINGTON — Frigid and far-flung Neptune, our solar system’s outermost planet, is adding to its reputation as an enigmatic world, with astronomers puzzled by a surprising drop in its atmospheric ...

Neptune, the eighth planet from the Sun – The Distant Planet. This bright blue orb hanging out near the edge of the solar system has garnered intrigue from sky watchers and scientists alike. Like its ...

Take the chance in September to get outside and gaze at planets. Neptune is in full opposition this month, and while Saturn's full opposition happened earlier this month, it's still visible if you ...

You don’t really hear about Neptune, do you? Not as often as the other planets, certainly. Space robots regularly provide snapshots of the surface of Mars and the clouds of Jupiter. Mercury is a ...

Artist’s concept of a Neptune-sized planet, left, around a blue, A-type star. UC Berkeley astronomers have discovered a hard-to-find gas giant around one of these bright, but short-lived, stars, right ...

WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - Frigid and far-flung Neptune, our solar system's outermost planet, is adding to its reputation as an enigmatic world, with astronomers puzzled by a surprising drop in ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Frigid and far-flung ...