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How to make a moon of Neptune: Whack another moon REALLY hard.
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Feb 21, 2019
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Artwork depicting Neptune and its small moon Hippocamp. Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI)
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"And what is this newfound love for the ice giants?"
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Feb 12, 2019
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Uranus (left) and Neptune (right) seen by Hubble in late 2018. Both are monitored every year or so for atmospheric features.
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Astronomers pew-pew their way to super-sharp images
Phil Plait
Jan 9, 2019
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Four lasers beam into the sky to help sharpen images taken using the Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/F. Kamphues
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A flash from Triton
Phil Plait
Mar 14, 2018
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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
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