When you think of Neptune, you probably think of a rich blue planet with swirls visible within it. However, that isn't what Neptune looks like at all. In fact, the planet is more akin to the pale blue ...

When Voyager 2 flew by Neptune in 1989, it sent back images that were processed to better reveal features like bands and a dark spot. But a new study says it's actually a greener planet.

Neptune is not as blue as you’ve been led to believe, and Uranus’s shifting colors are better explained, in new research. By Becky Ferreira Think of Uranus and Neptune, the solar system’s outermost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Telescopes of all varieties gather information from the electromagnetic spectrum to make their images. Some of that light is ...

In 1989, Voyager 2 became the first and only spacecraft to ever fly by Neptune, and images from that mission famously show a planet that's a deep azure color. But in reality, Neptune is far more of a ...