An image of Uranus on the left and Neptune on the right. They look almost indiscernible as they're both light blues. In the summer of 1989, from a remote expanse of our solar system where sunlight is ...

Voyager 2 is unique as the only spacecraft to have approached both planets. New research has revealed that the true colors of Neptune and Uranus are surprisingly similar, challenging the previous ...

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... Don't look so blue, Neptune: Now astronomers know ...

In 1989, the NASA Voyager team showed false color images of Neptune so that we could see the clouds in the atmosphere. NASA did also show the unaltered images at the same time in 1989. The research ...

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.

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 ...