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

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

Being the furthest planet from Earth, we don't know much about Neptune, but recent observations have revealed something glowing in its sky.

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

The most elusive planetary aurora in the Solar System has finally been revealed in all its gently glowing glory.

The photo at left is an enhanced-color image of Neptune from the Hubble Space Telescope. At the right, that image is combined ...

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

Hammel and her colleagues used JWST’s NIRSpec, a powerful infrared imaging tool, to capture spectroscopic images of Neptune and analyse the different wavelengths of light emitted by the planet.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The James Webb Space Telescope detected infrared auroras on Neptune for the first time.

Katy is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some. Thirty-six years after the first hints of auroral ...