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WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, is a giant, ultra-hot, gaseous planet located 858 light years from Earth. It's hot because it ...
Equipped with new findings, astronomers now hope to study Neptune with the James Webb Space Telescope over a full solar cycle, an 11-year period of activity driven by the Sun's magnetic field.
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.
Neptune’s Lost Aurorae First Hinted At 36 Years Ago Has Been Captured For First ... We’re lucky to have a brand new JWST programme that will observe Neptune over the course of a month in 2026.
Hammel and her colleagues used JWST’s NIRSpec, a powerful infrared imaging tool, to capture spectroscopic images of Neptune and analyse the different wavelengths of light emitted by the planet.
NASA's flagship James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first-ever images of auroral activity on Neptune, after years of tantalizing hints.. The images in question of Neptune were captured by ...
The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to ...
Now, with this new James Webb image of Neptune, we’re seeing rings we’ve never captured before. Image source: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. It’s a striking reminder of just how powerful James Webb is.
The James Webb Space Telescope managed to prove once and for all that ice giant Neptune also has auroras, but they're not located at the poles.
New views of TOI-421 b by JWST gives insight into how the most common type of planet in the galaxy might form. Skip to content. ... JWST reveals secrets of a sub-Neptune exoplanet.
Equipped with new findings, astronomers now hope to study Neptune with the James Webb Space Telescope over a full solar cycle, an 11-year period of activity driven by the Sun's magnetic field.