Extreme State of Matter: Physicists Have Finally Unraveled the Mystery of ‘Superionic Water’ Christopher Plain·January 14, 2026An international team of over 60 scientists have successfully created 'extreme' superionic water and finally measured its atomic structure
Neptune and Uranus, the Solar System’s ‘Ice Giants,’ May Not Be So Icy After All, New Models Reveal Ryan Whalen·December 17, 2025Our fundamental understanding of Neptune and Uranus may be completely wrong, say researchers rethinking our solar system.
Astronomers Spot Object Locked in an Unusual “Dance” with Neptune That Challenges Past Ideas on the Outer Solar System Tim McMillan·July 21, 2025In the dark, icy outskirts of our solar system—far beyond Neptune’s orbit—astronomers have discovered a cosmic oddball that...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Just Spotted Something on Neptune Astronomers Have Never Seen Before Micah Hanks·March 31, 2025The eerie glow of Neptune's aurora has been revealed for the first time in new images collected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
James Webb Space Telescope Just Spotted Something Astronomers Have Never Seen in our Solar System Christopher Plain·January 17, 2025Data from the James Webb Space Telescope and advanced computer models have classified a type of planet unlike any in our solar system.
Something is Affecting Gravity in our Solar System, and Astronomers Say It Could Be an Unknown Planet MJ Banias·April 24, 2024Scientists believe they may be closing in on a mysterious, unseen "Planet 9" that could be lurking in our solar system.
Hunt For a Ninth Planet Could Be Ended By Controversial Hypothesis That Challenges Our Concept of Gravity Micah Hanks·October 11, 2023The search for a ninth planet could soon come to an end, thanks to a hypothesis calling for modifications to our current ideas about gravity.
Neptune’s Rings Make Rare Appearance in Surreal Images Captured by Webb Micah Hanks·September 22, 2022Welcome to this week’s installment of The Intelligence Brief… as new images from the James Webb Space Telescope...
Could China be Headed to Neptune Soon? Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 12, 2022China has published a new proposal for an orbiter spacecraft that it says is capable of traveling to planet Neptune by 2040.