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At the left, an enhanced-color image of Neptune from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. At the right, that image is combined with data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to show auroras, represented ...

Hubble Space Telescope imagery Neptune has revealed that the planet's clouds are disappearing. Credit: NASA Goddard Space ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The cyan or light blue areas seen on the right-side image of Neptune are an auroral glow detected ...

But Webb's observations didn't just provide new pretty pictures of the ice giant planet's greenish-blue splotches. It revealed how odd Neptune's auroras are compared to other planets', glowing over ...

The James Webb Space Telescope identified the lights in the distant planet’s atmosphere, which could not be seen by earlier telescopes or spacecraft. By Robin George Andrews The vermilion, amethyst ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed image of Neptune's auroras, making it the first observatory to do so. Though Voyager 2 was the first spacecraft to fly by Neptune, detect its ...

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Gemini North telescope and NASA Infrared Telescope Facility observations of Neptune and Uranus may have revealed why they differ in color. Credit: Directed by: Bethany ...