For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope (JSWT) has revealed bright auroral activity on the planet Neptune.
The detection of Neptune's auroras will help astronomers better understand how particles from the sun interact with its atmosphere, providing a new area of study about ice giant planets.
Scientists believe the MFF’s ice, protected by layers of dust or ash, could reveal clues about Mars' ancient, water-rich past ...
For the first time, scientists have captured detailed measurements of water vapor high above Greenland’s vast ice sheet.
"Kudos to the team for realizing my dream!" But Webb's observations didn't just provide new pretty pictures of the ice giant planet's greenish-blue splotches. It revealed how odd Neptune's auroras ...
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
Scientists suspected the ice giant hosted auroras—and had already observed them on Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. But an observation of Neptune’s lights remained elusive for decades Margherita ...
Voyager 2 also revealed that the ice giant has auroras—magnetically induced displays that light up the skies when charged particles interact with the planet’s atmosphere. Scientists collected ...