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First-Ever Images of Neptune's Eerie Glow Finally Reveal Missing Aurora

The most elusive planetary aurora in the Solar System has finally been revealed in all its gently glowing glory. Far from the Sun, and Earth, the sky-blue planet Neptune has been captured shimmering ...
Space.com on MSN

Uranus and Neptune may not be 'ice giants' after all, new research suggests

We actually know very little about what's going on inside Uranus and Neptune, causing researchers to propose that these ...
Digital Trends

Neptune delights scientists with a stunning light show in its atmosphere

At the left, an enhanced-color image of Neptune from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. At the right, that image is combined with data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. The cyan ...
Phys.org

JWST uncovers rare ultra-hot Neptune LTT 9779 b's exotic atmosphere

Longitudinal transition of LTT 9779 b from cloudy to cloud free. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02488-9 A team of international researchers including Dr. Jake Taylor from the ...

Unified model explains extreme jet streams on all giant planets

One of the most notable properties of the giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are the ...
ExtremeTech

Webb Telescope Unwraps Sub-Neptune's Mysterious Atmosphere

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has peeled back the layers on sub-Neptunes, a type of gassy exoplanet scattered in large numbers throughout the universe. While sub-Neptunes' thick atmospheres have ...