Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's depiction of Neptune and its largest moon, Triton. The only spacecraft to visit Neptune was the Voyager 2 probe, which ...

An enhanced view of Neptune's largest moon, Triton. Sometimes, astronomy is like a forensic investigation: We can't just rerun the past, so we have to study clues to figure out what happened. And the ...

Observers are in for a treat as the moon makes a close pass of the gas giant Saturn and the ice giant Neptune on November 1 and 2, offering prime viewing opportunities, as per Astronomy.com. The ...

Triton was discovered in 1846 by the British astronomer William Lassell, but much about Neptune’s largest moon still remains a mystery. A flyby by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989 offered a quick ...

In the early hours of Wednesday, 16 July 2025, skywatchers in South Africa experienced a striking celestial event. Saturn and Neptune rose closely together, accompanied by the waning crescent Moon, ...

Saturn and Neptune are visible in the pre-dawn hours, rising together before 1:30 A.M. local daylight time. While Saturn is naked-eye visible, Neptune requires binoculars or a telescope due to its 8th ...

Researchers have shared a radical new idea for how to put a spacecraft in orbit around Neptune: Use the thin atmosphere of Triton, Neptune's largest moon, to capture it. When you purchase through ...