We’ve seen Auroras at Neptune for the first time

We've seen Auroras at Neptune for the first time

Green spots show where Auroras glows up Neptune’s sky NASA, ESA, CSA, STSCI, Heidi Hammel (Aura), Henrik Melin (Northumbria University), Leigh Fletcher (University of Leicester), Stefanie Milam (NASA-GSFC) For the first time, scientists have discovered infrared auroras that swirl in Neptune’s atmosphere and confirm decades of scientific speculation. When NASA’s Voyager 2 mission flew by … Read more

Astronomers reveal the Topsy-Turvy atmosphere of a distant planet

Astronomers reveal the Topsy-Turvy atmosphere of a distant planet

The three layers of the atmosphere of the gas giant tylos ESO/M. Grain The atmosphere of a distant world has been mapped in detail for the first time, revealing a strange, Topsy-Turvy weather system, with the fastest winds ever seen Ileplicablicably blowing around the planet’s stratosphere. Astronomers have studied WASP-121B, also Nown as Tylos, sincere … Read more