Enlarge / Webb captured seven of Neptune’s 14 known moons: Galatea, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Proteus, Larissa, and Triton. Neptune’s large and unusual moon, Triton, dominates this Webb portrait of Neptune as a very bright point of light sporting diffraction spikes. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI) Scientists are wasting no time in pointing the powerful new […]
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Veronica Mars Revival: New LoVe-Filled Trailer Offers More Details About Logan’s Return, Neptune Crime Wave
RELATED STORIES Veronica Mars fans, prepare yourselves for a summer of LoVe. The latest trailer for Hulu’s upcoming revival of the detective drama has more Logan/Veronica (aka “LoVe”) content than we’ve previously gotten, and we’re about to go cruising in a yellow XTerra just to celebrate. In the video, Kristen Bell’s titular sleuth and her […]
Earth-based telescope takes super-sharp image of Neptune (PHOTOS)
An incredible super-sharp image of planet Neptune has shown just how far earthbound telescope technology has come, producing an image quality that rivals that of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The crisp, clear photo was made possible because of a new system of lasers installed in the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), located […]
A giant, years-long storm on Neptune is disappearing — and it’s being caught on camera for the first time
NASA/ JPL A huge storm on Neptune is disappearing, and the Hubble Telescope is documenting it for the first time. The storm has led scientists to question their understanding of the prevailing dynamics of Neptune’s atmosphere. The storm appears to be moving in the opposite direction than scientists predicted. A dark storm on Neptune […]
Conditions like those inside Neptune cause diamond formation
Enlarge / That lovely blue exterior could be hiding a heart of diamond. (credit: NASA) Carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen are some of the easiest heavier elements to form through fusion. As a result, they’re common in our Solar System, typically found combined with hydrogen to make ammonia, water, and methane. In the gas and ice […]