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Something mysterious is going on inside the ice giant Neptune.

There's Something Strange Going On Inside Neptune

By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published

Neptune is warmer than Uranus and astronomers are trying to figure out why.

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Hippocamp, neptune

Meet Hippocamp: Neptune's Smallest Moon Has a Name (and a Violent Past)

By Mike Wall published

A faint and frigid little moon doesn't have to go by "Neptune XIV" anymore.

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Neptune's Lost Inner Moon, Naiad

Neptune's 'Lost' Moon Spotted for 1st Time In 20 Years (Photos)

By Miriam Kramer published

A tiny, mysterious moon orbiting Neptune has been spotted for the first time in more than 20 years.

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New Neptune Moon S/2004 N 1

Tiny New Moon Discovered Around Neptune

By Miriam Kramer published

A never-before-seen moon has been spotted in orbit around Neptune. A scientist using NASA and the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope found the tiny moon — called S/2004 N 1 — on July 1.

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neptune great dark spot

A Day on Neptune Is Just 16 Hours Long, Study Reveals

By Nola Taylor Redd published

Astronomers have finally pinned just how long it takes for sunrise on Neptune.

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Neptune in infrared light

New Photos Show Blazingly Bright Uranus & Neptune in Infrared

By Mike Wall published

The photos show the ice giants blazing red-orange in infrared light.

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The Greatest Mysteries of Neptune

By Adam Hadhazy published

Neptune is nearly 3 billion miles away, which makes it pretty difficult to study, but it's packed full of mysteries.

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Hubble images of Neptune

Neptune Shines in New Photos Marking First Orbit Since Its Discovery

By Tariq Malik published

The Hubble telescope photos show the most clouds on Neptune seen in years.

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