The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has become only the third telescope to image the seventh planet’s faint rings.
Uranus takes 84 years to orbit the Sun, but rotates on its side, so for up to half a year large parts of one hemisphere are completely hidden from sunlight.
Uranus has five moons that may be “ocean worlds,” which could host life. In 1986, Voyager 2 discovered some evidence that the innermost and largest moons—Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon—may host subsurface oceans. They also have geologically young-looking surfaces that are free of ancient craters, which suggest that they’re geologically active.
Here’s a wider, annotated version of JWST’s image new that shows the Uranian system, including the planet itself and six of its moons :... [+] well as six of its 27 known moons . A handful of background objects, including many galaxies, are also seen.
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