On September 5, Neptune will reach opposition, making it 180 degrees away from the sun in our sky and providing a solid viewing opportunity for this elusive, far-away planet. The status of opposition ...

While we've yet to fully explore Neptune and its fellow gas giants, scientists have a lot of theories about them based on the info we know. For instance, they believe that it rains diamonds on those ...

Stacy Cummings has been involved with the Neptune Festival for nine years, but this year he’s king. He’s wearing a crown and has grown a beard in his role as King Neptune, the ceremonial leader of the ...

Following up on a long-held theory that intense pressure within the ice giants of our solar system could lead to “diamond rain,” researchers were able to simulate the conditions they believe exist ...

Americans gazing skyward in the early hours of Wednesday morning will catch sight of a luminous, gold-tinged orb hanging in the cosmos: the full corn moon. But those who plan ahead and come equipped ...