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Comet Smacked Neptune 200 Years Ago, Data Suggests

Neptune Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Other Blue Planet?

By Space.com Staff published

How much do you know about the far-flung ice giant?

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Neptune moon Triton in color

Does Neptune's Moon Triton Have a Subsurface Ocean?

By Amanda Doyle published

Liquid water could slosh beneath the frigid moon's icy shell.

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Montage: Neptune and Triton

Montage: Neptune and Triton Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

This computer generated montage shows Neptune as it would appear from a spacecraft approaching Triton, Neptune's largest moon in this space wallpaper.

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Neptune's Anniversary Portraits

How to See Planet Neptune Live Online Tonight

By Space.com Staff published

You don't need a telescope to see the farthest planet in our solar system tonight.

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Neptune Sky Map August 2012

How to Spot Neptune in Night Sky Friday

By Geoff Gaherty published

Planet Neptune is set to reach a night sky milestone on Friday, Aug. 24.

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Venus and Neptune Sky Map January 2012

Planets Venus & Neptune to Appear Side-by-Side on Friday

By Geoff Gaherty published

Venus and Neptune will make a close pass Friday, but there's a tricking to seeing the full show.

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Neptune's Great Dark Spot, accompanied by white high-altitude clouds, as seen by a Voyager spacecraft.

A Day on Neptune Is Just 16 Hours Long, Study Reveals

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

Astronomers have finally pinned just how long it takes for sunrise on Neptune.

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Neptune, the most distant planet in the solar system, is in opposition in Aquarius on August 22, but you can find it most easily starting from Capricornus.

Best Time to Spot Neptune This Year Is Monday Night

By Geoff Gaherty published

Neptune, the most distant planet in the solar system, is in opposition in Aquarius on August 22, but you can find it most easily starting from Capricornus.

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Neptune's Anniversary Portraits

Neptune Shines in New Photos Marking First Orbit Since Its Discovery

By Tariq Malik published

The Hubble telescope photos show the most clouds on Neptune seen in years.

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Neptune's Location in 1846

Neptune Completes First Orbit Since Its Discovery in 1846

By Geoff Gaherty published

One Neptunian year is about 165.6 Earth years.

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