Does it rain diamonds on Neptune and Uranus? Scientists uncover how extreme pressure and temperature deep inside these ice giants create a continuous diamond rain.
This zoomed-in image of Uranus, captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) Feb. 6, 2023, reveals stunning views of the planet’s rings. This wider view of the Uranian system with Webb’s NIRCam ...
Einstein rings are fascinating astronomical phenomena caused by gravitational lensing. When light from a distant object ...
This scenario occurs every 13 to 15 years. Saturn's rings aligning in a perfect manner with our line of sights. This ...
Saturn’s iconic rings are dissolving due to “ring rain,” as icy particles spiral into the planet. Astronomers predict they ...
New findings from the ALMA telescope have revealed that planets are born in much smaller protoplanetary disks than ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully detected auroras on Neptune for the first time ever, finishing a job that ...
Using Webb’s near-infrared spectrograph, astronomers have captured new images of Neptune that finally reveal the planet’s ...
A striking new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a rare object called an Einstein ring. This shows what appears to be a ring-shaped object in the sky, but is actually created by two ...
Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges of our solar system, about 3 billion miles from the Sun, at the farthest ...