Scientists suspected the ice giant hosted auroras—and had already observed them on Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. But an ...

Astronomers had observed auroras on all other planets in the Solar System, and spotting one in Neptune completes the list.

Neptune has auroras, but they’re different from what we see on Earth. Now, thanks to the James Webb telescope, we know what ...

James Webb Space Telescope captures Neptune’s auroras, revealing new details about its atmosphere and magnetism.

The James Webb Space Telescope identified the lights in the distant planet’s atmosphere, which could not be seen by earlier ...

After nearly 36 years of searching, astronomers have finally confirmed Neptune has auroras, thanks to data from the James ...

Auroras occur when energetic particles, often from the sun, are caught in a planet's magnetic field and collide with the ...

Astronomers finally spotted evidence of auroras on Neptune after years of searching, raising new questions about the planet.

NAS's James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune’s glowing auroras in the best detail yet. Hints of auroras were first ...

Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope helped scientists confirm the celestial lights on one of the most mysterious planets in our ...