Why is Neptune Glowing Like This? | NASA

Why is Neptune Glowing Like This? | NASA

Neptune is glowing—and it is not what we expected. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just spotted auroras stretching across Neptune’s mid-latitudes—not the poles. Why? The planet’s bizarre magnetic field and a shockingly cold upper atmosphere may hold the answer. 

These new findings are rewriting what we know about the solar system’s most distant planet.

Watch to see how Webb is revealing Neptune in a whole new light.

For more information, visit: https://nasa.gov/webb

Credits:
Producer: Paul Morris
Writer: Thaddeus Cesari
Narrator: Dr. Quyen Hart
Images: NASA, ESA, CSA, STSci
Duration: 3 minutes
Release Date: May 20, 2025

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