This image labels seven of Neptune's 14 known moons. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. The images also show a thin, bright line circling the planet’s equator. It could be a ...

The James Webb telescope has captured seven of Neptune’s 14 known moons: Galatea, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Proteus, Larissa, and Triton. Neptune’s large and unusual moon, Triton, dominates ...

These have been observed in infrared for the first time, allowing for seven of Neptune's 14 moons to be captured. The seven that can be viewed from the newly-released shots are Galatea, Naiad ...

The outer solar system contains a striking crime scene with a big mystery: How did Neptune get a moon like Triton?

Neptune, named after the god of the sea, has 14 moons. All of them represent Greek and Roman water mythology. The largest moon is Triton, which is nearly as large as Earth’s Moon.

And one of the moons turned out to be something that had been spotted before, although not identified. “Once S/2002 N5’s orbit around Neptune was determined using the 2021, 2022, and 2023 ...

The bright S/2002 N5 moon is 14 miles (23 kilometers) in diameter and takes nearly nine years to complete an orbit of Neptune, while faint S/2021 N1 is about 8.7 miles (14 kilometers) across and ...

Neptune’s fainter new moon, S/2021 N1, measures at 8.6 miles wide (14 km) and takes 27 years to complete an orbit. As the faintest moon ever discovered using ground-based observations, S/2021 N1 ...

A tiny, mysterious moon orbiting Neptune has been spotted for the first time in more than 20 years. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

(CNN) — Astronomers have discovered three previously unknown moons around Uranus and Neptune, the most distant planets in our solar system. The find includes one moon spotted orbiting Uranus ...