Tagged: neptune

Astronomers discover a Neptune-mass alien world with Earth-like density

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a Neptune-mass exoplanet with a density comparable to Earth’s. According to the research, the newly detected alien world, designated EPIC212521166 b, is the most massive planet with a sub-Neptune radius found to date. A paper detailing...

New warm-Neptune exoplanet discovered

By analyzing archival radial velocity data, astronomers have detected a new warm-Neptune alien world. The newfound exoplanet, designated HD 183579b (or TOI-1055b) is about three and a half times larger and almost 20 times more massive than the Earth. The finding is detailed in a...

Neptune: An Ice Giant With Supersonic Winds

Unless you’re a pilot — or a member of the Justice League — anything that can travel at 770 miles per hour (1,238 kilometers per hour) might seem pretty darn fast. On a lukewarm day, when it’s 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius) outside and...

Neptune: An Ice Giant With Supersonic Winds

Unless you’re a pilot — or a member of the Justice League — anything that can travel at 770 miles per hour (1,238 kilometers per hour) might seem pretty darn fast. On a lukewarm day, when it’s 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius) outside and...

Neptune’s Mysterious Shrinking Storm Observed By Hubble

Neptune’s gigantic storm – once big enough to stretch across the Atlantic Ocean from Boston to Portugal – is now shrinking out of existence. This event is taking place three billion miles away on the farthest known major planet in our solar system. It has...