The rings of Neptune consist primarily of five principal rings. They were first discovered (as "arcs") by simultaneous observations of a stellar occultation...

main rings are the narrow Adams Ring, 63,000 km from the centre of Neptune, the Le Verrier Ring, at 53,000 km, and the broader, fainter Galle Ring, at...

star's close approach to Neptune, looking for rings similar to those discovered around Uranus four years earlier. If rings were present, the star's luminosity...

Uranus-crossing minor planets Neptune Rings of Neptune Complete list of Neptune's natural satellites Proteus Triton Nereid Neptune trojans Neptune-crossing minor planets...

planetary rings in the Solar System are those around Saturn, but the other three giant planets (Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune) also have ring systems. Ring systems...

the ring systems were full circle and intact, and a total of four rings were counted. Voyager 2 discovered six new small moons orbiting Neptune's equatorial...

Cratered surface of Larissa Dark surface of Proteus Color mosaic of Voyager 2 Triton Cirrus clouds imaged above gaseous Neptune Rings of Neptune taken in occultation...

Triton is the largest natural satellite of the planet Neptune. It is the only moon of Neptune massive enough to be rounded under its own gravity and hosts...

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The rings of Saturn are the most extensive and complex ring system of any planet in the Solar System. They consist of countless small particles, ranging...

coverage of the moon while simultaneously studying Neptune and other moons. The orbiter would then orbit progressively closer to Neptune and its rings on a...

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known as Neptune III and previously designated as S/1989 N 6) named after the naiads of Greek legend, is the innermost satellite of Neptune and the nearest...

Neptune II, is the third-largest moon of Neptune. It has the most eccentric orbit of all known moons in the Solar System. It was the second moon of Neptune...

of the rings of Neptune. Brahic was born in 1942 in Paris. His family originated from the coal mining village of Petit-Brahic in the Banne commune of...

Halimede /hæləˈmiːdiː/, or Neptune IX, is a retrograde irregular satellite of Neptune. It was discovered by Matthew J. Holman, John J. Kavelaars, Tommy...

The NEPTUNE Ocean Observatory project is part of Ocean Networks Canada which is a University of Victoria initiative. NEPTUNE is the world's first regional-scale...

designation: 50000 Quaoar) is a large, ringed trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper belt, a region of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune. It has an elongated ellipsoid...

outermost newly discovered ring. The new rings bring the total number of Uranian rings to 13. In April 2006, images of the new rings from the Keck Observatory...

Arago 1005 Arago, an asteroid one of the rings of Neptune, named in honor of François Arago USC&GS Arago, two ships of the United States Coast Survey and...

summary of the 1980s in science and technology. The Rings of Neptune were first discovered in 1984. The Voyager 2 spacecraft provided images of them in...

The planet Neptune was mathematically predicted before it was directly observed. With a prediction by Urbain Le Verrier, telescopic observations confirming...

The rings of Uranus are intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and Neptune. The...

exoplanets are similar in size to Neptune or Uranus in the Solar System. Neptunian exoplanets may have a mixture of interiors though all would be rocky...

gene. 1989 Rings of Neptune The rings of Neptune were discovered in 1989 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. 1989 Proteus Proteus, also known as Neptune VIII, is...

"The $3.4 Billion Plan For NASA To Explore 'Pluto's Twin' And The Rings Of Neptune Then Execute A 'Death Dive'". Forbes. Archived from the original on...

French astrophysicist best known for his discovery of the Rings of Neptune, his infrared observations of supernova SN 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud...

destroyed. The rings of Saturn possibly originated from the destruction of a former moon, called Chrysalis. The capture of Triton by Neptune possibly destroyed...

/ɡæləˈtiːə/, also known as Neptune VI, is the fourth-closest inner moon of Neptune. It is named after Galatea, one of the fifty Nereids of Greek legend, with...