Webb’s detection of auroras on Neptune is the first time astronomers have captured direct evidence of this phenomenon on the planet. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Heidi Hammel (AURA), Henrik Melin ...

The celestial body named GJ 1214 b or Enaiposha received a classification of mini-Neptune due to its planetary size and mass measurements. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observed Enaiposha and ...

“I am incredibly excited to work across disciplines here to help unravel the mysteries of sub-Neptune planets.” Building new models for mysterious worlds Mukherjee, a PhD candidate at the ...

Sagnick Mukherjee will receive his Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics from UC Santa Cruz this spring. He is expected to begin his fellowship at Arizona State University in September 2025. (Photo by ...

“Equity and justice,” says Ajay Bailey. “We cannot have a healthy planet without asking ourselves: Whose health? Whose planet? And who is allowed to be healthy? We share the planet with both humans ...