Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space telescopes ...

Voyager 1 switched to a very old backup radio transmitter, not used since 1981, restoring NASA’s contact amid communication ...

Neptune is so far away from our planet that the last time we got a good look at the planet with any kind of detail was 1989, back when Voyager 2 completed its flyby. Those images were great ...

The 47-year-old NASA Voyager 1 fell back on a radio transmitter it hadn’t used since 1981 to ping home base after a technical ...

NASA's Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it's making history as it conducts new science. But how are two ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the ...

The Space Perspective “SpaceBalloon,” filled with hydrogen, will lift the capsule at 12 miles per hour. The balloon itself is ...

A spatial enigma hides in the depths of Uranus and Neptune. Titanic storms sporadically appear ... Since their discovery by Voyager 2, these storms have been studied. Their rare but impressive ...

On this day in 1846, Neptune is observed by the Berlin Observatory by astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle (assisted by Heinrich Louis d’Arrest), working from calculations of Urbain Le Verrier.

The Voyager 2 was launched in 1977. It was the first spacecraft to fly past Uranus and Neptune, and has discovered new planetary moons among other achievements. It continues to send signals back ...

Regular flights in the space balloon is expected to begin in 2026. Space Perspective is already accepting deposits for the flight in its 'carbon-neutral' flights. You can reserve a seat for $1,000 or ...