Webb obtained the data behind the image in June 2023, when its NIRSpec (Near InfraRed Spectrograph) observed both of ...

Much like the northern and southern lights on Earth, auroras occur when charged solar particles collide with a planet’s ...

After over 35 years of trying, NASA finally confirmed Neptune has auroras. They did this when astronomers were able to ...

In a major breakthrough, the James Webb space telescope of NASA has for the first time captured auroral activity on Neptune, ...

Key takeawaysPlanets can be extremely hot when they are born, and new computational experiments show that such planets would ...

(if going by patent filings) of the telescope to finally see Neptune's auroras, and it's thanks to NASA's James Webb Space ...

Witness Neptune aurora glow display through the lens of the James Webb Telescope, advancing our understanding of space phenomena ...

The most elusive planetary aurora in the Solar System has finally been revealed in all its gently glowing glory.

Webb has filled in many gaps left by Voyager 2, the only spacecraft to visit the planet. In 2022, the telescope captured ...

Auroras occur when solar flares interact with the magnetic field of a planet. They have been detected on Jupiter, Saturn, and ...

Neptune's elusive auroras have been finally revealed thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers scouring through ...