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 ...

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

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

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

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.

"Neptune was the missing piece of the puzzle when it came to detecting auroras on the giant planets," said the European Space ...

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

In a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists say unique auroras are visible on either side ...

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