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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided an image of Neptune that shows the planet’s rings — the clearest view in more than 30 years.

New JWST image reveals full glory of Neptune, its moons, and rings "It has been three decades since we last saw these faint, dusty rings." Eric Berger – Sep 21, 2022 9:18 am | 157 Webb captured ...

This composite image provided by NASA on Sept. 21, 2022, shows three side-by-side images of Neptune. From left, a photo of Neptune taken by Voyager 2 in 1989, Hubble in 2021, and Webb in 2022. AP ...

The image of Neptune was captured by Webb's Near-Infrared Camera or NIRCam instrument, which looks just beyond the visible light range in the 0.6- to 5-micron wavelength (via NASA).

The last time scientists caught such a clear glimpse of Neptune's rings was when Voyager 2 flew past the distant planet in 1989. Now the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a crisp new image.

NASA has revealed the clearest view of Neptune’s rings in over 30 years. It posted four similar stunning images on its Instagram account. Nasa wrote: “@NASAWebb captured the cleare… ...

Now, a new image captured by the powerful James Webb Space Telescope has given us the best view of Neptune’s rings since Voyager 2 visited the distant world 30 years ago.

The image gives astronomers their best look at Neptune's icy rings for 32 years, since the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew past the planet on its way out of the solar system. "It has been three decades ...

Neptune lies on the outer edges of the solar system, around 3 billion miles (4.8 billion kilometers) away from the Sun. At such great distance, it’s proven difficult to visit the farthest planet ...

In 1989, the Voyager 2 spacecraft took the first pics of Neptune’s rings. Now, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is providing a more detailed look.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune in a whole new light. The $10 billion-dollar NASA observatory captured the clearest view of the ice planet's rings in more than 30 years. Some ...