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 ...

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 ...

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 ...