NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed image of Neptune's auroras, making it the first observatory to do so. Though Voyager 2 was the first spacecraft to fly by Neptune, detect its auroras in infrared, and snap a picture of the majestic ice giant, Webb's image offers direct, visible evidence of Neptune's vibrant light displays.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured direct images of Neptune's elusive auroras for the first time.

HH 49/50 is one of these impact sites. It was nicknamed the "Cosmic Tornado" due to its dramatic, swirling shape. Spitzer's images weren't clear enough to discern the fuzzy object located at its tip — but JWST 's are.