This Is the First-Ever Image of Neptune’s Auroral Glow
Using Webb’s near-infrared spectrograph, astronomers have captured new images of Neptune that finally reveal the planet’s mysterious auroral activity. Faint hints of Neptune’s auroras were first detected during Voyager 2’s flyby of the planet, but Webb’s latest discovery is the first direct evidence of the phenomenon.
Webb has filled in many gaps left by Voyager 2, the only spacecraft to visit the planet. In 2022, the telescope captured ...
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Auroras on ice giant revealed: Space photo of the dayFor the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope (JSWT) has revealed bright auroral activity on the planet Neptune.
Neptune often looks slightly different in observations, as it has dark spots which appear periodically. But it can also be bright at times, as the observations of auroras there show: In the image ...
Experts suggest beginning your observations just after sunset when the planets will start to emerge from the golden glow of dusk. Optimal viewing is in the early evening when the sky is still ...
Deep underground, some caves on Earth are hiding a glowing secret—one that could help scientists understand how life might ...
While all seven planets could appear in some form in parts of the U.S., not all of them will be visible to the naked eye.
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For the First Time Ever, Scientists Have Directly Detected Carbon Dioxide on Distant PlanetsFor the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has directly captured images of carbon dioxide in planets beyond our Solar System. The findings, which focus on a famously key target for ...
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