The 'hot Neptune' planet, named LTT 9779b, is so scorching that its atmosphere should have evaporated, according to ...

And it's precisely this bizarre atmosphere that's fascinating scientists. A Neptune-like planet with an atmosphere that shouldn't exist Exoplanet LTT9779 b is really close to its star. It is so ...

Feb. 2, 2024 — Astronomers have shown new atmospheric detail in a set of 15 exoplanets similar to Neptune. While none could support humanity, a better understanding of their behavior might help ...

NASA has found something on Uranus and Neptune. The ice giants of the solar system have long been enigmas for science.

That puts it in the category of “super-Earth” or “sub-Neptune.” Published this week in Nature, a new paper contains observations that show the exoplanet may sustain a gaseous atmosphere.

One of the most common types of exoplanets falls in a size range between Earth and Neptune. Astronomers have ... and make it difficult to study the atmosphere below the cloud deck.

It was discovered in 2009, with a mass and radius that put it somewhere between Earth and Neptune. Subsequent observations revealed a substantial atmosphere. Exoplanets in this mass regime generally ...

It took this image of Neptune and its moon Triton, one of 77 composite photographs that appeared in Otherworlds: Visions of our Solar System, before speeding towards interstellar space. Despite its ...