𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: "NASA shares clearest images of Neptune rings in decades" by Ace Balangitan

 

Published by: Aliyah Margareth Imbat

Date published: September 26, 2022

Time published: 11:04 AM

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared the clearest photos, in decades, of ice giant Neptune's rings captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.  

“It has been three decades since we last saw these faint, dusty rings, and this is the first time we’ve seen them in the infrared,” emphasized Heidi Hammel, a Neptune system expert and interdisciplinary scientist for Webb.   

Also captured were 7 of the ice giant's 14 known moons: Triton, Galatea, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Proteus, and Larissa.  

The James Webb Space Telescope is the world's premier space science observatory, which will solve the mysteries surrounding our solar system.  

The James Webb Space Telescope recently captured the deepest infrared image of the universe.

REFERENCE AND PHOTO SOURCE:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/new-webb-image-captures-clearest-view-of-neptune-s-rings-in-decades