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Northumbria University: Deep Space Telescope Captures Neptune's Auroras for the First Time
March 28, 2025
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, March 28 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release:

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Deep space telescope captures Neptune's auroras for the first time

Scientists from Northumbria University are part of a team of researchers who have captured images of bright auroral activity on Neptune, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Auroras occur when energetic particles, often originating from the Sun, become trapped . . .

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