Hubble Spots Auroras on Uranus - NASA Science
网页2017年4月10日 · The auroras on Jupiter and Saturn are well-studied, but not much is known about the auroras of the giant ice planet Uranus. In 2011, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope became the first Earth-based telescope to snap an image of the auroras on Uranus. In 2012 and 2014 a team led by an astronomer from Paris Observatory took a second look at the ...
Scientists create most detailed map of Uranus' mysterious …
网页2021年10月19日 · Scientists have imaged the whole globe of Uranus in the infrared part of the light spectrum for the first time, hoping to shed light on the planet's mysterious auroras and weird magnetic field.
Infrared aurora on Uranus confirmed for the 1st time | Space
网页2023年10月27日 · The ultraviolet aurora on Uranus was first seen in 1986 by NASA's Voyager 2 probe, which flew past the planet that year. It's taken nearly 40 years to detect its infrared counterpart. Using data ...
Hubble Spots Aurorae on the Planet Uranus - NASA Science
网页2012年4月18日 · NASA Hubble Mission Team. These are among the first clear images, taken from the distance of Earth, to show aurorae on the planet Uranus. Aurorae are produced when high-energy particles from the Sun cascade along magnetic field lines into a planet's upper atmosphere. This causes the planet's atmospheric gasses to fluoresce.
For The First Time, Infrared Aurora Has Been Confirmed on Uranus
网页Space 30 October 2023. By Michelle Starr. A visualization of where the infrared aurora appears on Uranus. (NASA, ESA and M. Showalter/SETI Institute; University of Leicester) In data nearly 20 years old, scientists have finally confirmed the presence of infrared auroras, glowing in the northern regions of Uranus.
Check out Uranus's weird infrared aurora | Popular Science
网页2023年10月30日 · The ultraviolet aurorae of Uranus was first observed 1986, but the infrared aurora has not been observed until now, according to the team. By analyzing specific wavelengths of light emitted from ...
Detection of the infrared aurora at Uranus with Keck-NIRSPEC
网页2023年10月23日 · New northern aurora emissions on Uranus in the infrared spectrum are detected after a 30-year search. The emissions, observed close to equinox, are most likely caused by the 88% increase in upper ...
Infrared aurorae discovered at Uranus - UCL
网页1 November 2023. Planetary scientists including UCL’s Professor Steve Miller have detected the infrared aurorae of the ice giant Uranus after searching for more than 30 years, in a new study published in Nature Astronomy. On Earth, the Northern and Southern Lights (aurorae) occur as a result of the interaction between the stream of charged ...
Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worlds
网页2023年10月26日 · By analysing Uranus's aurora which directly connects to both the planet's magnetic field and atmosphere, we can make predictions about the atmospheres and magnetic fields of these worlds and hence their suitability for life. "This paper is the culmination of 30 years of auroral study at Uranus, which has …
ESA - Polar lights on Uranus - European Space Agency
网页2018年11月5日 · Polar lights on Uranus. On the first day of the 15th annual European Space Weather Week, this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope fittingly shows a striking occurrence of celestial weather in the outer reaches of the Solar System: an aurora on Uranus. Auroras, also known as polar lights, are a …
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