The planet Neptune reaches opposition this week and you can catch live telescope views of the blue gas giant planet Monday night in a special hour-long webcast. When a planet is in opposition, it lies ...

Neptune is one of two planets not visible to Earth by the naked eye. This is perhaps the main reason why it was the first planet to be discovered by mathematical prediction. It was separately ...

When a planet appears to reverse course and move 'backwards' in the night sky it's said to be in retrograde motion. You may have heard about Mercury doing that but other planets do, as well. This week ...

Often appearing in images to have starkly different hues, the true colors of Neptune and Uranus may be more similar than previously thought, new research has found. The first detailed glimpses of the ...

Another month, another MoonSwatch launch! Announced on 28th August 2023, MoonSwatch is releasing a new limited edition watch to its expanding collection, and this latest iteration is a tribute to the ...

A tiny, mysterious moon orbiting Neptune has been spotted for the first time in more than 20 years. By analyzing photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists at the SETI Institute in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Something unexpected is happening on Neptune and astronomers ...