Voyager 2 remains the only spacecraft to have visited Uranus and Neptune, providing data about these distant planets. Even as instruments are turned off, NASA emphasizes that shutting down ...

Scientists observed and captured the first clear evidence of auroras on Neptune using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), marking a milestone in the study of the outer reaches of the solar system.

These are the 5 beautiful images of Uranus by NASA ...

Researchers believe Neptune’s unusual auroras are caused by the planet’s oddly tilted magnetic field, first discovered by NASA's Voyager 2 in 1989. Unlike Earth’s, Neptune’s magnetic field ...

Auroras on any planet occur when electrically ... More than three decades after Voyager 2's pass, scientists have seen Neptune's auroras again with the powerful Webb telescope, producing ...

Friday, May 2, presents a perfect opportunity to catch the mighty ice giant Neptune close to the planets Saturn and Venus in ...

The photo at left is an enhanced-color image of Neptune from the Hubble Space Telescope ... become trapped in a planet’s magnetic field and eventually strike the upper atmosphere.