Triton was discovered in 1846 by the British astronomer William Lassell, but much about Neptune’s largest moon still remains a mystery. A flyby by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989 offered a quick ...

This article lists the top 7 largest moons in our Solar System, detailing their size, the planet they orbit, and key ...

It's been one Neptunian year—or about 165 Earth years—since astronomers first observed the most distant planet from the sun.

Neptune, a gas giant with a bluish tint, roams the outer reaches of our Solar System, about 4.5 billion kilometers from the Sun. In its orbit, one mystery stands out, capturing the attention of ...

This documentary explores the bizarre characteristics of Triton, Neptune’s strange moon that defies the rules of the solar system with its backward orbit and icy geysers. Prince Andrew Stripped of ...

William Lassell, an amateur astronomer, discovered Neptune's moon Triton on October 10, 1846, using his self-constructed 20-foot reflector telescope, a mere 17 days after Neptune's initial ...