MADRID (EUROPA PRESS) -A team of astronomers led by the University of Leicester will use the James Webb Space Telescope to discover what is causing the mysterious northern lights of Saturn and Uranus. As on Earth, both planets have their own northern lights, also known as auroral emissions. These auroras are caused on Earth by … Read more
Using the Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrometer (NIFS) instrument mounted on the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, astronomers found that Uranus’ atmosphere is rich in hydrogen sulfide. This gas, known for its rotten egg smell, would therefore be predominant in the planet’s clouds (A planet is a celestial body that orbits the Sun or another star…). … Read more
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – In the summer of 1989, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft radioed Earth the first human-made image of the planet Neptune. The images reveal that the sun’s outermost planet is a stunning dark blue planet. In contrast, Uranus, Neptune’s neighbor and the first planet discovered with a telescope, appears paler. Reported Space, Friday (05/01/2024), … Read more
The iconic images of Uranus and Neptune, acquired by NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, do not faithfully render the colors of these two gaseous planets. Over time, NASA’s explanations regarding these colors were gradually forgotten, misleading as to the true reality of the hues. A team of scientists, led by Professor Patrick Irwin of the University … Read more
