Thirty-six years after the first hints of auroral activity on the ice giant, astronomers have captured Neptune’s aurorae for the first time. Thanks to JWST, the planet’s elusive glow has been ...

Neptune has always been the solar system's mysterious outlier — a frigid, distant ice giant spinning in the dark nearly 3 billion miles from the Sun. But thanks to NASA's James Webb Space ...

Ammonite was discovered using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, with follow-up confirmation from the Canada-France-Hawaii ...

In addition to detecting auroras, the JWST observations indicate that Neptune’s ionosphere – the layer of charged particles blanketing some planets – is cooling down.

The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to ...

JWST is now on the cusp of its fourth year of operations, and researchers seeking to maximize the telescope’s transformational science have unveiled its next planned swathe of groundbreaking ...

JWST Helps Identify Rare Ultra-Hot Neptune 262 Light Years Away The weather for Neptune today is sunny, with a chance of reflective clouds. Learn more about the uniquely blazing atmosphere of this ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has photographed auroras on Neptune for the first time. These are only faint and occur in an unusual place.

NASA’s James Webb telescope is offering a new look at Neptune’s aurora, leading to a new mystery involving the eighth planet from the sun.

News Release 25-Feb-2025 JWST provides insights into rare ultra-hot Neptune LTT 9779 b Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Oxford ...

WASHINGTON — Neptune's glowing auroras are captured in the best detail yet by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Hints of auroras were first faintly detected in ultraviolet light during a flyby ...