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When there’s planets, there’s spots. There’s the Great Red Spot, Pluto’s heart and according to new research, even Neptune is not immune.

Ever since Voyager 2 flew past Neptune in 1989, the giant dark smudges that appear in the distant planet's atmosphere have presented a strange puzzle.

Scientists believe UV rays from the Sun are evaporating Neptune's clouds and also describe a new cloud species

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere, with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it.

A puzzling bright smudge was captured clinging to this dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere.

Scientists studying the planet have captured an image of a spot on the surface for the very first time.

In a first, astronomers have noticed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere, with a surprisingly smaller bright spot adjacent to it.

This image shows Neptune observed with the MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT). At each pixel on Neptune, MUSE separates the incoming

Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have detected a massive dark vortex within Neptune's atmosphere.

A team of researchers led by Patrick Irwin from the University of Oxford seized a remarkable ...