neptune

All kinds of exoplanets orbit very close to their star. Some look like the Earth, others like Jupiter. Very few, however, are similar to Neptune. Why this anomaly in the distribution of exoplanets? Researchers from the University of Geneva…

In a rare cosmic display, all planets in our solar system will illuminate at once tonight. The two furthest planets from Earth, Uranus and Neptune, may be seen with binoculars or a telescope, whereas Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and…

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This Neptune-sized planet around a bright A-type star, would be rapidly stripped of its gas. Scientists revealed the reasons. Astronomers are constantly on the lookout for…

Over the last 25 years, astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around stars in our galaxy, but more than 99% of them orbit smaller stars -- from red dwarfs to stars slightly more massive than our sun, which is considered an…

Know how many days it takes for planets in our solar system to complete one trip around the Sun. December 31 is celebrated as New Year every year to mark the completion of…

Scientists have found that planets with certain characteristics are more vulnerable to asteroid strikes than others. Find out whether Earth falls into these planets or not. …

Neptune, the farthest planet in the solar system, can cause the entire solar system including Earth to be destroyed if it gets pulled in by a passing star. But how can that happen? Find out.…

Temperature and pressure conditions on Uranus and Neptune are so high that they harden carbon, making it heavy like diamonds. Our Milky Way Galaxy and the solar system are full…

Uranus and Neptune have a lot in common, but they still look different in terms of colour! Now, NASA's Hubble Telescope has found the reason behind it. Neptune and Uranus share…