"It was so stunning to not just see the auroras, but the detail and clarity of the signature really shocked me." ...

Earth’s beautiful northern and southern lights are the result of auroras: when high-energy charged particles from the sun hit gases in our upper atmosphere, making them glow in brilliant colors as ...

Scientists observed and captured the first clear evidence of auroras on Neptune using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), ...

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

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

Hints of auroras were first faintly detected in ultraviolet light during a flyby of the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989. Webb captured Neptune’s shimmering lights in infrared light, providing ...

The planet’s elusive aurorae are much colder than expected, which is how they evaded detection for so long.

Linda Spilker, the Voyager mission’s project scientist, spoke to Gizmodo about the challenges that come with operating the ...

A day on Uranus is about half a minute longer than previously thought, according to new research. Nearly 40 years ago, ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune’s auroras, offering a fresh look at its atmospheric activity.