Astronomers had observed auroras on all other planets in the Solar System, and spotting one in Neptune completes the list.
Auroras occur when energetic particles, often from the sun, are caught in a planet's magnetic field and collide with the ...
Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges ...
Astronomers finally spotted evidence of auroras on Neptune after years of searching, raising new questions about the planet.
Using Webb’s near-infrared spectrograph, astronomers have captured new images of Neptune that finally reveal the planet’s ...
In a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists say unique auroras are visible on either side ...
"Neptune was the missing piece of the puzzle when it came to detecting auroras on the giant planets," said the European Space ...
Webb has filled in many gaps left by Voyager 2, the only spacecraft to visit the planet. In 2022, the telescope captured ...