For one, Triton is big. It's the seventh-largest moon in the solar system, and it's over 200 times bigger than all of the other moons of Neptune combined, which makes it really stick out.

If water is found, then NASA would mark Triton – the largest of Neptune's 13 moons – as a key target for future alien hunting missions. Trident would also give scientists a chance to visit ...

Global color mosaic of Triton, taken in 1989 by Voyager 2 during its flyby of the Neptune system. NASA/JPL/USGS NASA has proposed sending a spacecraft to Neptune in order to study its largest moon ...

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 ...

Timing is also critical because of the moon’s changing seasons as Neptune makes its orbit around the sun. “In order to view the plumes that Voyager saw in 1989, we have to encounter Triton ...

NASA has proposed sending a spacecraft to Neptune's moon Triton, to learn more about this body which hasn't been visited since Voyager 2 flew by 30 years ago.

Triton was discovered in 1846 by the British astronomer William Lassell, but much about Neptune’s largest moon still remains a mystery.

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 ...

A new moon was found near Neptune, joining the other 13 we knew about. It's so small that it wasn't detected during the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989.

NASA NASA wants to explore Neptune's moon Triton, which could have an ocean supporting life By Chris Ciaccia Fox News Published June 22, 2020 9:10am EDT Video ...

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 outer solar system contains one striking crime scene ...

NASA has proposed a mission to explore Neptune’s mysterious and “weird” moon Triton, the coldest known object in the solar system. In a statement posted to its website, the space agency said ...