Webb Detects Trihydrogen, Captures Aurorae on Neptune for First Time

Mar 26, 2025 - 06:45
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Webb Detects Trihydrogen, Captures Aurorae on Neptune for First Time
This composite image, made using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, shows auroral activity (cyan splotches) on Neptune. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Heidi Hammel, AURA / Henrik Melin, Northumbria University / Leigh Fletcher, University of Leicester / Stefanie Milam, NASA-GSFC.

Using observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected the trihydrogen cation at Neptune as well as distinct infrared southern aurorae.

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