Stunning Images Of All Planets By NASA Will Leave You Amazed- See Pics
Our solar system comprises of 8 planets of which 4 are rocky worlds, 2 are complex gas giants and 2 are distant ice giants.
Jul 02, 2023, 15:04 PM IST
Mysterious shrinking storms of Neptune spotted by NASA's Hubble
Similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS), Neptune's storm swirls in an anti-cyclonic direction and is dredging up material from deep inside the ice giant planet’s atmosphere.
Feb 16, 2018, 12:47 PM IST
Scientists find what lies beneath Neptune's surface
Extremely low temperatures on planets like Neptune -- called ice giants -- mean that chemicals on these distant worlds exist in a frozen state, the researchers said.
Aug 12, 2017, 19:00 PM IST
There's a massive Earth-sized storm brewing on Neptune and astronomers are shocked!
The massive storm system is about 9,000 kilometres in length, or one-third the size of Neptune's radius, spanning at least 30 degrees in both latitude and longitude.
Aug 04, 2017, 17:22 PM IST
Signs of water detected on Neptune-sized planet
The study, combining observations from NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, shows that the distant planet HAT- P-26b has a primitive atmosphere composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium.
May 12, 2017, 13:28 PM IST
Mystery behind birth of Saturn's rings solved
Observations show that Saturn's rings are made of more than 95 per cent icy particles, while the rings of Uranus and Neptune are darker and may have higher rock content.
Nov 01, 2016, 14:40 PM IST
NASA's Hubble captures new dark spot on Neptune!
The US space agency NASA recently released a new image of Neptune with a dark feature that resides near and below a patch of bright clouds in the planet's southern hemisphere.
Jun 24, 2016, 20:18 PM IST
NASA's New Horizons detects first-ever object beyond orbit of Neptune
Captured from the spacecraft's Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) in April, the images shatter New Horizons' own record for the closest-ever views of this KBO in November 2015 when New Horizons detected "JR1" from 280 million km away.
May 18, 2016, 11:04 AM IST
Andre Brahic, French astrophysicist who discovered Neptune's rings, dead at 73
He was an astrophysicist at the Commission for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies (CEA) and a professor at the University of Paris.
May 17, 2016, 18:49 PM IST
Indian-led scientists' team discover why comet appears black
Centaurs estimated to number around 44,000 are minor planets with diameters larger than one kilometre.
Jan 25, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
Good evidence for 9th planet in solar system: Scientists
Scientists reported today they finally have "good evidence" for Planet X, a true ninth planet on the fringes of our solar system. The gas giant is thought to be almost as big as Neptune and orbiting billions of miles beyond Neptune's path, distant enough to take 10,000 to 20,000 years to circle the sun.
Jan 21, 2016, 00:15 AM IST
Giant comets may pose danger to life on Earth
Known severe upsets of the terrestrial environment and interruptions in the progress of ancient civilisations, together with our growing knowledge of interplanetary matter in near-Earth space, indicate the arrival of a centaur around 30,000 years ago.
Dec 25, 2015, 17:11 PM IST
Check out: Some fun facts about Neptune!
Neptune is the most dense among the giants planets of the Solar System.
Dec 16, 2015, 11:14 AM IST
Global banks join hands to set up one-stop bond shop: Report
The banks, which include BNP Paribas SA, Credit Suisse Group AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, HSBC Holdings and JP Morgan Chase & Co, are set to pay $47,934 each for the first phase of consultancy work.
Oct 06, 2014, 12:54 PM IST
