Neptune possesses a set of five rings. William Lassell was the first to have thought of it but the idea was not further explored. The first official detection was made in 1983 during a stellar occultation from Earth. Exploration was then initiated by Voyager 2 in 1989 and images made by the explorers confirmed the […]

In many ways, Neptune (the 8th planet) and Uranus (the7th planet) are considered twins. They are nearly identical in size and structure. Neptune is 17times the mass of earth while Uranus is about 15. While at first glance, Neptune and Uranus appear to be smaller versions of Saturn and Uranus, they are poles apart from […]

Neptune is known to possess thirteen moons. The planet has the greatest “hill sphere” or gravitational sphere of influence among all the other planets in the solar system. It is most likely because of its immense distance from the sun. The moons of Neptune had been the object of controversies due to their strangely uneven […]

Neptune, the eighth planet from the Sun, was named after ‘Neptune’, the Roman god of the sea. The official name did not come from Romans or people from the ancient times since Neptune was discovered during the modern times, several decades after Uranus’ discovery. It was included in Galileo’s drawings which he made when he […]

Neptune is the eight and farthest planet from the Sun. It is considered to be fourth largest planet by diameter and the third largest when it comes to mass. Neptune was identified after the Roman god of the sea, who is the counterpart of Poseidon and has the astronomical sign of the god’s trident. Neptune […]