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New moons of Uranus and Neptune found

Astronomers hope the discovery will help deepen their understanding of the early days of Earth's solar system

Salon

The 'Vibescession' Will Continue Until Interest Rates Fall

A new economic paper explains why interest rates are the missing piece to understanding why people are unhappy about a seemingly strong economy.

Reason

3 new moons discovered around Uranus and Neptune will be named after Shakespeare characters and Greek goddesses

The International Astronomical Union has confirmed the existence of three currently unnamed moons — one around Uranus and two orbiting Neptune.

LiveScience

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Astronomers Discover Three New Moons In Our Solar System

Exciting discovery of three new moons in our solar system around Neptune and Uranus.

Top News

3 tiny new moons found around Uranus and Neptune — and one is exceptionally tiny

Two will be named after sea gods and nymphs and the other will be named for a Shakespearean character.

Space

Conjunction! How to see Venus and Mars side by side in the sky tonight

On Feb. 22, Venus and Mars will look like a cosmic colon as they appear side by side in the predawn sky.

LiveScience

Use the moon to find Uranus in the night sky tonight

A bright moon will help point the way towards Uranus on Friday (Jan. 19). The blue-green planet will be located just below and to the right of the eight-day-old moon.

Space

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What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?

We can't feel Earth spinning and you probably take it for granted, but what would happen if it stopped spinning? We take a look at the disastrous impacts it would have.

Space

How we discovered that Uranus and Neptune are actually nearly identical in colour

In many images of the two outer gas giants of the Solar System, Neptune typically looks rich blue while Uranus comes across as pale green. A new study has revealed that these two ice giants are actually very similar shades of greenish blue.

The Hindu

How giant impacts shaped the formation of the solar system's planets

Astronomers still aren't exactly sure how planets get their start.

Space

Hold on, planet Neptune isn't dark blue?

I've been living a lie.

Creative Bloq

The 'Super Bowl of Astronomy' begins next week in New Orleans

The 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society runs from Jan. 7 to Jan. 11, and we can't wait to see what amazing science announcements it bestows upon us.

Space

Neptune isn't as blue as you think, and these new images of the planet prove it

A new treatment of images collected by Voyager 2 in the late 1980s using data from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the actual colors of the solar system's distant ice giants, Neptune and Uranus.

LiveScience

UK-made device set to search for water on the moon - Tech & Science Daily podcast

All the stories from Friday's episode of the Tech & Science Daily podcast.

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Don't look so blue, Neptune: Now astronomers know this planet's true color

Neptune has long been depicted as a deeper, darker blue than its fellow ice giant Uranus, but a new study shows that both are a similar shade of light greenish blue.

Pedestrian.tv

Has Uranus Been Bleached? New Pics Discover Our Furthest Planets Are Not The Colours We Thought

Scientists from Oxford University have made the wild discovery that Neptune is actually closer in colour to Uranus. This article has bad puns.

The Conversation

How we discovered that Uranus and Neptune are actually nearly identical in colour

In many images of the two outer gas giants of the Solar System, Neptune typically looks rich blue while Uranus comes across as pale green. But now our new study, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, has revealed that these two ice giants are actually very similar…

Inverse

Reprocessed NASA Images Reveal The True Colors of Neptune and Uranus

Neptune isn't really that deep blue color after all.

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True blue: Neptune only slightly deeper colour than Uranus, say Oxford scientists

Both ice giants are similar pale blue, new research finds, correcting earlier beliefs about the planets’ relative hues

Space

Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal

A fresh analysis of Voyager 2's images of Uranus and Neptune reveal the two ice giants are similar shades of blue.

The Independent UK

New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like

A new study has revealed that the two ice giants are actually much closer in colour than typically thought.

International Business Times UK

Prince William Will 'Break Traditions' And 'Do Things His Way' In 2024, Says Astrologer

"The great mover and shaker planet Uranus encourages breaking with tradition and creating new initiatives," Debbie Frank said.

LiveScience

Space photo of the week: Uranus 'rings' in the New Year in stunning James Webb telescope image

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a stunning new portrait of ice giant Uranus, featuring its frigid rings and 14 of 27 moons.

Space

A guide to the solar system's planets in 2024

This guide to the planets in our solar system will show you what to look out for in the sky in 2024.

LiveScience

8 of the most gorgeous space images of 2023

The first images from Euclid, planets, invisible rings, and the first hints of a neutron star’s wispy magnetic field. Here are the 8 space photos that melted our minds in 2023

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