The images provided by NASA show Neptune with seven of its 14 moons in space - the first time astronomers have observed its rings in three decades.
NASA has released brand new images capturing Neptune and its rings, taken by the James Webb space telescope in July.which has thin rings with faint dust bands around it.
These have been observed in infrared for the first time, allowing for seven of Neptune's 14 moons to be captured. The seven that can be viewed from the newly-released shots include Galatea, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Proteus, Larissa, and Triton. Triton is Neptune's largest and most unusual moon, which dominates the James Webb portrait of Neptune as a beaming point of light, creating signature diffraction spikes that are seen in many Webb images.The brand new telescope technology was launched under a year ago in December 2021 and exists with the purpose of peering into the universe.
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