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Study changes what we know about Neptune and its mysterious moon Nereid

Nereid was discovered by Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper, who named the moon after the sea nymphs in Greek mythology

The Independent UK

Where did Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid come from? It may be the only survivor of the planet's violent history

Neptune's moon Nereid might be the only satellite surviving from the planet's original system, researchers report in a new study.

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China building ‘counter-stealth’ radar on disputed South China Sea reef, satellite pictures suggest

Upgraded Triton Island outpost in the Paracel archipelago expands China’s surveillance capabilities in the region

The Guardian - UK

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China building airstrip on disputed island, satellite images suggest

Pictures appear to show 600-metre runway on South China Sea’s Triton Island, which is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan

The Guardian - UK

One unexpected Solar System moon could be key to finding alien life

Triton may be an ‘ocean world’, a moon that has a solid ice crust over a liquid water subsurface ocean, which extend the habitable zone to the Kuiper Belt, not just the inner solar system.

Inverse

NASA reveals clearest image of Neptune and its rings in more than 30 years

The James Webb Space Telescope showed off its first ever image of the distant planet in the new batch of images which have not been captured since the NASA's Voyager 2 flyby in 1989

Daily Mirror

Best images of Neptune’s rings in 30 years captured by James Webb telescope

The James Webb telescope has provided some stunning new images of Neptune

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You need to see the most elusive planet at opposition in the sky this month

Neptune will be at its brightest, enabling you to see a rarely glimpsed planet.

Inverse

China’s space agency could send a mission to Neptune — major discoveries await

Ice giants like Neptune are a potential treasure trove of scientific discoveries. China's space agency plans to launch a mission in 2030 to arrive in 2036.

Inverse

What's it like to be on Venus or Pluto? We studied their sand dunes and found some clues

What is it like to be on the surface of Mars or Venus? Or even further afield, such as on Pluto, or Saturn’s moon Titan?

The Conversation

Pluto's giant 'ice volcanoes' made from many recent smaller eruptions: New Horizons study

When the New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past Pluto in 2015, it snapped photos of what appeared to be two massive ice volcanoes. But all is not what it seems.

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