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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christina Larson

Neptune's auroras are captured in great detail by NASA's Webb telescope

Neptune Auroras - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Neptune's glowing auroras are captured in the best detail yet by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Hints of auroras were first faintly detected in ultraviolet light during a flyby of the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989. Webb captured Neptune's shimmering lights in infrared light, providing direct evidence they exist.

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