Researchers have shared a radical new idea for how to put a spacecraft in orbit around Neptune: Use the thin atmosphere of Triton, Neptune's largest moon, to capture it. The only spacecraft to ...

Discovered in 1846, Triton is the largest moon of Neptune ... Its retrograde orbit, icy surface, and strange atmosphere make it one of the most fascinating and mysterious moons in our solar ...

The “volcanic plains” of Triton. “Triton has a nitrogen atmosphere that freezes into polar caps seasonally,” said Hansen-Koharchek. “The Earth also has a main nitrogen atmosphere — can ...

Moreover, the planet is constantly bombarded by solar winds, yet it is still able to retain a measurable (albeit, thin) atmosphere. But what about the moons? When there is a measurable difference ...