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The James Webb Space Telescope identified the lights in the distant planet’s atmosphere, which could not be seen by earlier ...
"It was so stunning to not just see the auroras, but the detail and clarity of the signature really shocked me." ...
The planet’s elusive aurorae are much colder than expected, which is how they evaded detection for so long.
James Webb Space Telescope captures Neptune’s auroras, revealing new details about its atmosphere and magnetism.
After nearly 36 years of searching, astronomers have finally confirmed Neptune has auroras, thanks to data from the James ...
Scientists suspected the ice giant hosted auroras—and had already observed them on Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. But an ...
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 ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully detected auroras on Neptune for the first time ever, finishing a job that ...
"Neptune was the missing piece of the puzzle when it came to detecting auroras on the giant planets," said the European Space ...
Experts are not sure why Neptune's auroras can be seen around the planet's "mid-latitudes," and not the north and south poles ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope used its Near-Infrared Spectrograph to capture Neptune’s auroras in stunning detail.