Neptune is not as blue as you’ve been led to believe, and Uranus’s shifting colors are better explained, in new research. By Becky Ferreira Think of Uranus and Neptune, the solar system’s outermost ...

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer than anything. A study by the lead researchers astrophysicists Luca Morf ...

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NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Gemini North telescope and NASA Infrared Telescope Facility observations of Neptune and ...

NASA is edging toward a once‑in‑a‑generation journey to the solar system’s ice giants, a twin push to Uranus and Neptune that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For decades, images taken of Neptune have looked like the planet ...

Uranus and Neptune are not the colour we tend to think they are, scientist have said. Generally, Neptune is depicted as a rich, deep blue. Uranus is usually seen as a pale green or cyan. In fact, ...

The way most of the public thinks Neptune and Uranus look, especially "big blue" Neptune, does not likely resemble what astronomers say these icy giant worlds actually look like. The planets of Uranus ...

Voyager 2's image of Neptune released shortly after the flyby in 1989 (left) with the newly reprocessed version in true colour (right). A new study suggests that Neptune and Uranus are a similar shade ...

The New Horizons spacecraft is perhaps most famous for revealing the icy world Pluto in 2015, flying by the distant dwarf planet and sending back stunning imagery of a dynamic world. But the ...

On 28 February, six of the planets in our solar system will line up, in what is sometimes called a 'planetary parade'. Find out everything you need to know here.

Neptune is fondly known for being a rich blue and Uranus green -- but a new study has revealed that the two ice giants are actually far closer in color than typically thought. The correct shades of ...