<ul><li>Neptune’s glowing auroras have been captured in the best detail yet by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.</li><li>Auroras occur when electrically charged particles from space enter and collide with molecules in the atmosphere, creating a series of reactions that emit light.</li><li>The Webb telescope has captured Neptune’s shimmering lights in infrared light, providing direct evidence they exist.</li><li>Neptune's auroras occur near the mid-latitudes of the planet due to differences in its magnetic field, and have only been seen previously by the Voyager 2 spacecraft.</li></ul>

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