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 ...
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When NASA’s Voyager 2 mission flew by Neptune in 1989, it found tantalising hints of aurora activity in the ice giant’s clouds. However, scientists were unable to verify the phenomenon at the ...
Webb has filled in many gaps left by Voyager 2, the only spacecraft to visit the planet. In 2022, the telescope captured ...
The auroras appear much fainter at cold temperatures, and light reflecting off Neptune's clouds may have drowned them out, the researchers said. "As we look ahead and dream of future missions to ...
Neptune's glowing auroras are captured in the best detail yet by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Hints of auroras were ...