An enhanced view of Neptune's largest moon, Triton. Sometimes, astronomy is like a forensic investigation: We can't just rerun the past, so we have to study clues to figure out what happened. And the ...

Neptune’s large moon Triton may have abandoned an earlier partner to arrive in its unusual orbit around Neptune. Triton is unique among all the large moons in the solar system because it orbits ...

Triton isn’t just any moon – it’s one of the most mysterious objects in the entire solar system. In this video, we explore what makes Neptune’s largest moon so strange, from its backward orbit and icy ...

Add another moon to the New Horizons photo gallery: the spacecraft’s Long Range Reconnaissance Imager detected Triton, the largest of Neptune’s 13 known moons, during the annual spacecraft checkout ...

Triton, the largest moon of Neptune—The Cantaloupe Moon, with its literal cantaloupe-like terrain and active geysers, Triton is one of the most intriguing objects in the solar system. Aside from these ...

Triton was discovered in 1846 by the British astronomer William Lassell, but much about Neptune’s largest moon still remains a mystery. A flyby by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989 offered a quick ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Illustration of Neptune seen from the surface of its largest ...

Lying at the very outskirts of our solar system, the ice giant Neptune has long represented both a challenge and a mystery to astronomers and space explorers alike. The dark and cold planet, the ...

Triton orbits to the beat of its own drum. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sometimes, astronomy is like a forensic investigation: ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Neptune's large moon Triton may have abandoned an earlier partner to arrive in its unusual orbit around Neptune. Triton is unique among all the large moons in the solar system because ...