The James Webb Space Telescope has wowed astronomers and everyday people alike with its stunning images of distant galaxies and Earth’s nearby neighbors.
Now the $10 billion deep space telescope has brought what NASA calls the clearest image of Neptune’s rings seen in more than 30 years.
The telescope delivered an image of the ice giant Neptune as well as seven of 14 of the known moons orbiting the planet, NASA said. The picture also shows faint dust bands around the planet.
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