New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.

If you think auroras on Earth are a strange and mesmerizing sight, that's nothing like what occurs on the perplexing world of Uranus.

JWST observed Uranus for nearly a full rotation, charting the planet's upper atmosphere and magnetic environment for the first time.

The telescope observed the ice giant for a full rotation, revealing how temperature and charged particles vary with altitude.

Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show how vivid auroras surge through Uranus’s tilted magnetic field ...

The planet's upper atmosphere has been mapped for the first time, revealing one of the solar system's most enigmatic members. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

Webb has delivered the first detailed 3D view of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, uncovering glowing auroras, heat peaks thousands of kilometers high, and the powerful influence of its tilted magnetic field ...

The planet's lopsided magnetic field is twisting the light shows.

A research team has successfully created the first-ever three-dimensional map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere.

Stargazers will have a rare opportunity this week as six planets are set to appear together in the evening sky, creating what ...