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’s Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) image of Neptune, taken on July 12, 2022, brings the planet’s rings into full focus for the first time in more than three decades.

Neptune and its rings haven’t looked this good in decades. NASA released new glamour shots of our solar system's outermost planet Wednesday taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The rings do orbit in a nearly 1:3 resonance with the Centaur, meaning that Chariklo rotates three times (once every seven hours) for every one rotation of the rings. However, the rings are also ...

The powerful space telescope exposed Neptune's unsung rings, showing off the ice giant in a whole new way. By Laura Baisas. Published Sep 21, 2022 1:30 PM EDT.

In the new picture, released today (Sept. 21) by the European Space Agency (ESA), our solar system's eighth planet Neptune shimmers like a glorious crystal ball, with a stack of gauzy rings ...

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.

Neptune with its rings and several of its moons clearly visible, as captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near Infrared Camera. Credit... NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.

The distant planet Neptune stands still against the background stars of Pisces in the early-morning sky, still visible close ...

Some of the planet's rings have not been detected since NASA's Voyager 2 became the first spacecraft to observe Neptune in 1989 The new Webb image also clearly shows Neptune's fainter dust bands ...

Beyond Neptune's rings — as well as some fainter dust bands that lie between them — Webb was also able to spot seven of the planet's 14 moons, and even caught a glimpse of an intriguing bright ...

Neptune is surrounded by unusual rings, which aren't uniform but possess bright thick clumps of dust called arcs. There are at least 5 rings around Neptune — called Galle, ...