Astronomy
Lupus
[/caption] Located south of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of Lupus was once associated with Centaurus, but was listed as…
Conjunction Images From Dec. 1, ’08
[/caption] I was really looking forward to viewing last night's triple conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, but unfortunately…
Libra
[/caption] Libra is a constellation of the zodiac, positioned on the ecliptic plane between between Virgo to the west and…
Axis Tilt of Neptune
[/caption] For all the things different about Neptune from Earth, here's something that's remarkably similar. The tilt of Neptune's axis…
Life on Neptune
[/caption] We know there's life on Earth, but could there be live on Neptune? And if there is life on…
Mass of Neptune
[/caption] The mass of Neptune is 1.02x1026 kg. That's a pretty big number. If you wrote it out, it would…
Pictures of Neptune
Here is a collection of all the best pictures of Neptune captured by Voyager 2, Hubble and Earth-based telescopes. Unfortunately,…
Gravity on Neptune
[/caption] Neptune is a gas planet, so it doesn't have a solid surface. If you tried to walk on the…
How Far is Neptune from Earth?
[/caption] Here's a quick answer: Neptune is approximately 4.4 billion km away from the Earth. Have you ever wondered how…
Density of Neptune
[/caption] The density of Neptune is 1.638 g/cm3. Just to give you some comparison, the density of water is 1…