Auroras
Auroras blaze on a planet without a host star, baffling scientists
Webb revealed fierce auroras, storms, and unchanging sand-like clouds on the rogue planet SIMP-0136.
JWST reveals mysterious new features in Saturn’s atmosphere
The results came as a complete surprise.
Webb found a brown dwarf with auroras
Infrared emission from methane suggests atmospheric heating by auroral processes.
An extraordinary aurora-like display occured above a Sunspot
A peculiar type of long-lasting polarized radio bursts emanating from a sunspot.
Astronomers confirmed the presence of an infrared aurora on Uranus
The finding of Uranus' aurora provides hints about habitable cold worlds.
Scientists unveiled global observations of carbon dioxide aurora
Scientists unveiled global observations of aurora associated with carbon dioxide using satellite measurements.
A pair of infant stars captured bursting from their natal cocoons of dust and gas
Radiant protostars and shadowy clouds clash in stellar nursery.
New Aurorae detected on Jupiter’s four largest moons
The team detected aurorae at visible wavelengths.
Listen to the sound of Aurora Borealis
The aurora borealis can be heard even when they can’t be seen.
A source of superfast electron rain discovered
The downpours can affect satellites and space travel.
Scientists observed another mechanism driving Saturn’s Auroras
The study is based on observations made with the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island.
North pole solar eclipse created changes in auroras in both of Earth’s hemispheres
Study shows the effects of an eclipse on Earth's upper atmosphere.
The mystery of Jupiter’s X-ray auroras finally solved
A decades-old mystery as to how Jupiter produces a spectacular burst of X-rays every few minutes.
Definitive evidence how auroras are formed
This challenging experiment required the measurement of the very small population of electrons.