In 1989, Voyager 2 became the first and only spacecraft to ever fly by Neptune, and images from that mission famously show a planet that's a deep azure color. But in reality, Neptune is far more of a ...

Voyager 2's image of Neptune released shortly after the flyby in 1989 (left) with the newly reprocessed version in true colour (right). A new study suggests that Neptune and Uranus are a similar shade ...

Think of Uranus and Neptune, the solar system’s outermost planets, and you may picture two distinct hues: pale turquoise and cobalt blue. But astronomers say that the true colors of these distant ice ...

Historic color photos of Uranus and Neptune are actually the wrong colors, and a recent study used new data and a lot of math to set the record straight. In Voyager 2’s full-color photos of the ice ...

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When Voyager 2 flew by Neptune in 1989, it sent back images that were processed to better reveal features like bands and a dark spot. But a new study says it's actually a greener planet.

Neptune has long been depicted as a deeper, darker blue than its fellow ice giant Uranus, but a new study shows that both are a similar shade of... Don't look so blue, Neptune: Now astronomers know ...