Neptune
Why Neptune is blue? A recent discovery suggests we've been given a false view of the planet for decades
What makes planet Neptune blue and why did a recent discovery claim its colour is actually more like Uranus's than conventionally thought?
Why we need to return to Uranus and Neptune
As Neptune and Uranus could solve the mysteries of planet formation, we need to go back and study them in depth.
New images show Uranus and Neptune's 'true' colours
A new study has shown the colours of Uranus and Neptune are not as different as commonly thought.
Activity on the Sun is responsible for Neptune's clouds disappearing, say astronomers
The 11-year solar cycle of our Sun is responsible for Neptune’s clouds disappearing, according to a new study.
Eye On The Sky | Strange dark storms spotted on planet Neptune
A dark vortex has been spotted on the planet Neptune, drifting southwards before doubling back and returning to the northern hemisphere.
Astrophotography guide | Photograph Neptune and moon Triton
A careful balance of settings is required to capture the Solar System’s outermost planet Neptune and its largest moon Triton.
Interview | Trident: a new mission to Neptune's moon Triton
Trident is a mission under consideration by NASA that would send a spacecraft to explore Neptune's largest moon Triton.
A guide to the planets | Neptune
Despite being the farthest planet from the Sun, Neptune's winds blow stronger than any hurricane on Earth.
A guide to the ice giants Uranus and Neptune
How the space probe Voyager 2 made Uranus and Neptune a little less mysterious.
Weather in the Solar System
You’d need more than a coat to brave the elements on other planets.
NASA to explore Uranus and Neptune
For the first time since Voyager 2, NASA intends to send spacecraft to study Uranus and Neptune, the ice giants on the edge of the Solar System.
Warm Neptune has 'primitive' atmosphere
The study of a warm Neptune-like planet is raising questions as to our understanding of how planetary systems form.
Once round the Sun for Neptune
One hundred and sixty-four years have passed since Neptune was first observed in 1846 and on 12 July, it will have completed just one single orbit of the Sun since it was discovered.