Uranus' auroras are strange. James Webb telescope reveals how they form

New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.

James Webb Takes Long, Hard Look Inside Uranus

The observatory’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) instrument observed Uranus for almost a full rotation just over a year ago, showing how the planet’s ionosphere, a thin layer in the planet’s ...
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March 2026: What's in the sky this month? A total lunar eclipse, Jupiter's Galilean moons, and Uranus' soft glow

A total lunar eclipse is the highlight of the month. For planetary action, Jupiter is well placed most of the night and there ...
NBC New York

A new moon discovered orbiting Uranus is so small, you could walk it in two hours

Roll out the cosmic welcome mat for our solar system’s newest resident: a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus. The Webb telescope’s observations of Uranus are giving scientists better insight into ...

NASA's Webb telescope unveils details about strange auroras on Uranus

If you think auroras on Earth are a strange and mesmerizing sight, that's nothing like what occurs on the perplexing world of ...
Scientific American

See the rosy glow of Uranus in its full 3D glory

Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show how vivid auroras surge through Uranus’s tilted magnetic field ...
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Uranus Is About to Shine at Its Brightest Tonight — Here’s When and Where You Can Spot It

Celestial events have always captured our interest by offering us breathtaking views of the universe. From unexpected meteor showers and rare planetary alignments to supermoons and solar eclipses, ...