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The dance of Neptune's water sprite moons

Phil Plait

The orbit of Neptune’s moon Naiad (in red, shown over many orbits) keeps it away from the other tiny moon Thalassa; otherwise they’d eventually interact. Credit; NASA/JPL-Caltech

Tag: Bad Astronomy

NASA proposes mission to Neptune's bizarre moon Triton, which could be hiding a subsurface ocean

Elizabeth Rayne

Jun 24, 2020

NASA image of Triton

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Trans Neptunian Objects

Neptune's back yard just got 316 new residents

Phil Plait

Mar 17, 2020

Artwork depicting a Kuiper Belt Object far beyond Neptune. Credit: ASA/ESA/G. Bacon (STScI)

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Trans Neptunian Objects

Fascinating new NASA mission concepts will make you want them all to launch

Elizabeth Rayne

Feb 17, 2020

NASA image of Jupiter and Io

Tag: Bad Astronomy

How to make a moon of Neptune: Whack another moon REALLY hard.

Phil Plait

Feb 21, 2019

Artwork depicting Neptune and its small moon Hippocamp. Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI)

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

"And what is this newfound love for the ice giants?"

Phil Plait

Feb 12, 2019

Uranus (left) and Neptune (right) seen by Hubble in late 2018. Both are monitored every year or so for atmospheric features.

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Astronomers pew-pew their way to super-sharp images

Phil Plait

Jan 9, 2019

Four lasers beam into the sky to help sharpen images taken using the Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/F. Kamphues

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

A flash from Triton

Phil Plait

Mar 14, 2018

A mosaic of Neptune’s moon Triton created from Voyager 2 images during a flyby in 1989. Note the black streaks near the bottom; evidence of geyser-like eruptions and wind. Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

Tag: Bad Astronomy

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