Earth’s beautiful northern and southern lights are the result of auroras: when high-energy charged particles from the sun hit gases in our upper atmosphere, making them glow in brilliant colors as they release energy from the collision.

After over 35 years of trying, NASA finally confirmed Neptune has auroras. They did this when astronomers were able to capture images of them using the

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope was finally able to capture bright auroras on Neptune—the most distant planet in our solar system.