An enhanced view of Neptune's largest moon, Triton. Sometimes, astronomy is like a forensic investigation: We can't just rerun the past, so we have to study clues to figure out what happened. And the ...

The planet Neptune reaches “opposition” today. With Earth precisely between it and the Sun, the pale blue ice giant never looks brighter during the year to planet-watchers as it does this week. Last ...

The illuminated crescents of Neptune (foreground) and its largest moon Triton (background) showcase how impressively large Triton, the 7th largest moon in all of the Solar System, is in comparison.

A possible new mission called Trident aims to explore Neptune's strange moon Triton. Neptune's largest moon, Triton boasts an uncommon icy mixture on its surface, among other unique characteristics ...

NASA has proposed a mission to explore Neptune's mysterious and "weird" moon Triton, the coldest known object in the solar system. In a statement posted to its website, the space agency said the ...

Add another moon to the New Horizons photo gallery: the spacecraft’s Long Range Reconnaissance Imager detected Triton, the largest of Neptune’s 13 known moons, during the annual spacecraft checkout ...

Neptune, the farthest known planet in our solar system, is 30 times the distance of the Earth from the Sun. It is orbited by 14 moons, the largest of which is Triton. In Greek mythology Triton was a ...

Spend five seconds on Triton, Neptune’s moon, and witness the extreme conditions firsthand. Pilot who tried to cut engines ...

Global color mosaic of Triton, taken in 1989 by Voyager 2 during its flyby of the Neptune system. NASA/JPL/USGS NASA has proposed sending a spacecraft to Neptune in order to study its largest moon, ...

NASA is planning a mission to the coldest known object in our solar system in its hunt for alien life. The legendary space agency wants to send a high tech probe to Neptune's icy moon Triton, which ...

Triton orbits to the beat of its own drum. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sometimes, astronomy is like a forensic investigation: ...