Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

Get the facts on this planet of extremes. Orbiting the Sun at a distance of 4.5 billion kilometres - more than 30 times further out than the Earth - Neptune is a dark, icy world. Receiving just one ...

and Neptune. This rare event offers a chance to witness something immensely spectacular, and here are some lesser-known facts about why this Planet Parade is such a big deal. A rare extended event ...

NASA has found something on Uranus and Neptune. The ice giants of the solar system have long been enigmas for science.

A neutron star’s density is mind-boggling. These stars are composed almost entirely of neutrons packed together in a tiny radius. Just a teaspoonful of this material would weigh over a trillion ...

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The alignment peaks on January 25 and Mercury joins the ...

In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...