Neptune

Discoverer of Neptune's rings dies

Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.

Our solar system may have had a fifth 'Giant' planet

According to a new study, our system was once home to a fifth gas giant that suddenly vanished some 4 billion years ago after a run-in with Neptune.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Discoverer of Neptune's rings dies

Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.

August 17, 2015
August 17, 2015

Our solar system may have had a fifth 'Giant' planet

According to a new study, our system was once home to a fifth gas giant that suddenly vanished some 4 billion years ago after a run-in with Neptune.

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