The planets offer exciting views in April for both night owls and early risers. Plus, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks in April's third week.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed image of Neptune's auroras, making it the first observatory to do ...

After nearly 36 years of searching, astronomers have finally confirmed Neptune has auroras, thanks to data from the James ...

The ice giant officially joins the lineup of planets with auroras, completing the set of all eight planets in the Solar ...

Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges of our solar system, about 3 billion miles from the Sun, at the farthest ...

Looking for fascinating space names for boys? Discover 300 cosmic-inspired names from stars, planets, and mythology, each ...

An aurora can be defined as an atmospheric ... X-ray flares have been found in Jupiter’s auroras due to the interaction of Io’s charged sulfur and oxygen ions and Jupiter’s magnetic field.

"These electrons gain energy from the interaction between Io and Jupiter's magnetic field," said ... atoms and molecules and even creating aurora." In the 1990s, NASA's Galileo mission discovered ...

A minor G1 geomagnetic storm had been forecast in advance, but what transpired was a G2 geomagnetic storm — a reminder how unpredictable displays of aurora can be. However, with a bright moon ...

Jupiter’s moon Io (left side of image ... ionizing and exciting atoms and molecules and even creating aurora.” In the 1990s, NASA’s Galileo mission discovered the presence of intense ...

Jupiter, Florida is an enchanting beachfront village that’s full of nostalgia. It’s hard not to feel like you’ve stepped back in time when you arrive. From its 19th-century lighthouse to its untouched ...