Assuming you’ve accepted Pluto’s demotion, Uranus and Neptune are the two planets in our Solar System farthest from Earth. That distance means humanity is still learning a lot about them. Some of ...

Warm Neptune-size exoplanets are not nearly as common as super-Earths or hot Jupiters — and we are now closer to finding out why. Our galaxy apparently has a dearth of Neptune-size worlds that orbit ...

Researchers have discovered a new planet the size of Neptune, approximately 32 light-years away from Earth. A new study, published in the scientific journal Nature, details the discovery of AU Mic b, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Astronomers have spotted water and clouds in the atmosphere of a ...

Two teams of astronomers have announced the discovery of a new class of planets orbiting distant stars, bringing scientists one step closer to finding Earthlike bodies that may harbor life. The teams, ...

An Exoplanet that is several times the mass of Jupiter has a moon that is the size of Neptune. The moon is estimated to be only 1.5 percent the mass of its companion planet. They are both 8000 light ...

Water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of a Neptune-size exoplanet about 150 light-years from Earth, according to research presented Thursday by astronomers at the University of Kansas. The ...

Scientists have discovered a giant new storm on Neptune that’s about the size of our planet. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. The ...

The presence of an enormous, Neptune-size exoplanet 90 light-years from Earth has been confirmed after it was first spotted in 2019. The study, published in The Astronomical Journal, confirms the ...