James Webb Telescope Captures Neptune's Auroras for the First Time

North East scientists help capture stunning images of Neptune auroras

Scientists at Northumbria University have successfully captured images of auroras on Neptune using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Auroras on Neptune Captured on Camera for First Time

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the first-ever images of auroral activity in Neptune's atmosphere.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Just Spotted Something on Neptune Astronomers Have Never Seen Before

For the first time, new images made possible by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed the glow of Neptune’s elusive aurora. Although auroras have been observed on other planets in our solar system, the phenomenon has never been documented in imagery of the eighth planet from the Sun. The new Webb images reveal the planet’s aurora as areas of hazy cyan blue (see below). Auroras result from highly energetic particles from the Sun trapped…

Auroras spotted on Neptune for the first time

New images from the James Webb Space Telescope are showing auroras around Neptune for the first time.

Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras Are Captured for the First Time–While Revealing a New Mystery

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope was finally able to capture bright auroras on Neptune—the most distant planet in our solar system. “In the past, astronomers have seen tantalizing hints of auroral activity on Neptune, for example, in the flyby of NASA’s Voyager 2 in 1989,” said the space agency this week. “However, imaging and confirming the […] The post Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras Are Captured for the First Time–While Revealing a New Mystery appea…

Astronomers finally spotted auroras on Neptune

Despite being part of our own solar system, Neptune has long been a cosmic mystery. It’s the most distant planet from the Sun and also one of the least explored. Only one spacecraft—Voyager 2—has ever flown by it, and even our most powerful telescopes have struggled to reveal much about its dynamic, icy atmosphere. But now, after decades of failed attempts, scientists have finally detected auroras on Neptune—and the discovery is already reshapin…