The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune. It is the "clearest view of this peculiar planet’s rings in more than 30 years,” according to ...

Continuing our new series on photography and gear, DPReview community member Michael S. shares how early sports photography and a lifelong love of astronomy grew into a passion for capturing wildlife ...

Who’s ready for a “planet parade”? The last planetary alignment was in August 2025, when six planets aligned and four were bright enough to be seen without a telescope. Next week, Mercury, Venus, ...

Uranus and Neptune will also be on the scene, too dim to see with the naked eye. Look to the western horizon at sunset on Feb. 20 to witness an incredible sight, as three planets shine below the ...

Scientists have mapped the upper atmosphere of Uranus in detail, revealing a cooler, thinner, and more unevenly charged layer around the planet than expected.

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"Uranus's magnetosphere is one of the strangest in the solar system," Paola Tiranti, a researcher at Northumbria University in the U.K., said in a statement. "It's tilted and offset from the planet's ...

Six planets will line up in a rare "planetary parade" this month - but spotting them all won't be easy.