The Great Red Spot probably isn’t in imminent danger of disappearing, but weather on the outer planets can be notoriously fickle. Neptune’s Great Dark Spot, first spotted in 1989, vanished ...

The solar system's planets are set to align in the night sky in a dazzling planetary alignment, colloquially known as a planetary parade, on Friday night.

Mysterious Neptune Dark Spot Detected from Earth for the First Time Aug. 24, 2023 — Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune's atmosphere ...

Neptune has also been seen with giant storm spots, similar in appearance to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. When Voyager 2 flew by Neptune in 1989, it saw a storm 13,000 kilometres across, which was ...

Seven planets are on display in the night sky at the end of February, but some will be harder to spot than others. Here’s what you need to know to catch a glimpse.

Jupiter, famous for its red spot, is the largest, followed by Saturn with its rings made of ice, rock and dust. Uranus and Neptune come next. Whilst unmanned spacecraft have approached the gas ...

Venus and Jupiter will be easier to spot thanks to their brightness, and Mars will stand out with its telltale reddish-orange hue, Schmoll said. However, Neptune and Uranus are not typically ...