The planet’s elusive aurorae are much colder than expected, which is how they evaded detection for so long.

"It was so stunning to not just see the auroras, but the detail and clarity of the signature really shocked me." ...

Scientists observed and captured the first clear evidence of auroras on Neptune using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), ...

The James Webb Space Telescope helped scientists confirm the celestial lights on one of the most mysterious planets in our solar system.

Typically, a planet's magnetic field funnels the material into its atmosphere. But even planets without a field can still ...

"Neptune was the missing piece of the puzzle when it came to detecting auroras on the giant planets," said the European Space ...

Astronomers, using the James Webb Space Telescope, captured the first direct images of Neptune's auroras, revealing light shows previously believed to exist but unseen. These auroras appear at ...

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Lights glow in the skies of Uranus, too. But auroras around our sun’s most distant planet, Neptune, have long eluded astronomers. That has changed with the powerful infrared instruments aboard ...

NASA unveiled the first visuals of auroras on Neptune, captured by the James Webb Telescope. These auroras provide crucial insights into the planet's interaction with solar particles. The images ...

Neptune lies in the frigid, dark, vast frontier of the outer edges of our solar system, about 3 billion miles away from the sun. For the first time, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Neptune's glowing auroras are captured in the best detail yet by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Hints of auroras were first faintly detected in ultraviolet light during a flyby ...