Using Webb’s near-infrared spectrograph, astronomers have captured new images of Neptune that finally reveal the planet’s ...

Scientists have long suspected that the distant ice giant hosts shimmering light displays, based on fleeting hints from the Voyager 2 probe's flyby and observations of similar activity on Jupiter, ...

In Webb’s images of Neptune, the glowing auroras appear as splotches of cyan. Heidi Hammel of the Association of Universities ...

The perception of Neptune as much darker and bluer than Uranus was "cemented" when pictures were sent back by the Voyager 2 probe after it flew by the two planets in 1986 and 1989, said The Times.

The results inform future plans to study ... New Images Reveal What Neptune and Uranus Really Look Like Jan. 4, 2024 — Neptune is fondly known for being a rich blue and Uranus green -- but a new ...

At the left, an enhanced-color image of Neptune ... Saturn and Uranus, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has finally spotted them on Neptune for the first time. The announcement is ...

A comparison between Uranus and Neptune on a starry background. Image source: Tristan3D / Adobe Altogether, there are only three newly discovered moons, and astronomers say they are the faintest ...

Four decades years after their discovery, the 13 mysterious rings around Uranus surprised astronomers again this summer. In June, new images captured ... Jupiter's and Neptune's rings are mostly ...

Saturn and Uranus. Capturing images of Neptune's auroras had remained out of reach until the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) turned its powerful eye towards the icy planet. "Turns out ...