Mar 26, 2025 · Equipped with these new findings, astronomers now hope to study Neptune with Webb over a full solar cycle, an 11-year period of activity driven by the Sun’s magnetic field. Results could provide insights into the origin of Neptune’s bizarre magnetic field, and even explain why it’s so tilted.

Sep 21, 2022 · NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet’s rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras reveal the ice giant in a whole new light.

Mar 27, 2025 · Related: 'Hidden' rings of Uranus revealed in dazzling new James Webb telescope images. This time, JWST detected H 3 +, but researchers also noted unexpected changes in Neptune's atmosphere. "I ...

Mar 26, 2025 · Even more significant is the unique nature of Neptune's aurora, which scientists say differs from those seen on Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn, where auroras are typically confined to the poles.

Mar 26, 2025 · Neptune and rings shine in photos from new space telescope. Sep 24, 2022. Astronomers discover a 'hot Neptune' in a tight orbit. Nov 26, 2024. First X-rays from Uranus discovered. Mar 31, 2021.

Mar 27, 2025 · The telescope’s data on Neptune also revealed a new mystery: Since Voyager 2’s flyby more than three decades ago, the temperature of the planet’s upper atmosphere has dropped by hundreds of ...

Mar 26, 2025 · In a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists reveal unique auroras that spill over either side of Neptune’s equator, a contrast with the glowing gossamer seen...

Sep 21, 2022 · NASA released new images of Neptune from the James Webb Space Telescope on Wednesday, showing off some of the planet's rings. This is the clearest view of Neptune's rings in over 30 years since NASA's Voyager 2 photographically captured the rings during a flyby in 1989, the agency said.

Sep 21, 2022 · Webb’s latest image is the clearest look at Neptune's rings in 30+ years, and our first time seeing them in infrared light. Take in Webb's ghostly, ethereal views of the planet and its dust...

Oct 2, 2024 · An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new super-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star. The newly detected alien world, which received the designation TOI-5005...