James Webb Space Telescope Sees Jupiter's Rings, Moons and Auroras Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: NASA, ESA, Jupiter ...

In Jupiter's case, the aurora is partially caused by oxygen and sulphur particles spewing out from giant volcanoes on its nearby moon, Io, which then interact with Jupiter's magnetic field.

The planet’s elusive aurorae are much colder than expected, which is how they evaded detection for so long.

"Neptune was the missing piece of the puzzle when it came to detecting auroras on the giant planets," said the European Space Agency.

For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope (JSWT) has revealed bright auroral activity on the planet Neptune. Capturing the auroral activity on the ice giant has been long in coming, even ...

Astronomers have just revealed that a day on Uranus is longer than was previously thought, at 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 ...

NASA’s James Webb telescope is offering a new look at Neptune’s aurora, leading to a new mystery involving the eighth planet from the sun.

Auroras are a known phenomenon on Earth, Jupiter and Saturn ... Thankfully, Hubble has observed these aurora emissions on the sideways planet for more than a decade, allowing astronomers to ...

Jupiter and Saturn. However, unlike these other planets, the glowing lights on Uranus are unique because of their unpredictable manner, which is due to the planet's tilted magnetic field. Thankfully, ...

Explore the amazing discovery of Jupiter’s swirling dark vortices and their connection to its powerful magnetic field and ...