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.

Webb captured seven of Neptune’s 14 known moons: Galatea, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Proteus, Larissa, and Triton. Neptune’s large and unusual moon, Triton, dominates this Webb portrait of ...

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 Neptune's rings were seen in detail was during a flyby in 1989 by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft as it journeyed beyond the solar system and into interstellar space. That historic flyby ...

The image gives astronomers their best look at Neptune's icy rings for 32 years, since the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew past the planet on its way out of the solar system. "It has been three decades ...

"The rings are more reflective in the infrared," McCaughrean said, "so they're much easier to see." The image also shows an "intriguing brightness" near the top of Neptune, NASA said in a statement.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The narrow rings around Chariklo, which is the largest known Centaur, could be maintained by an unseen moonlet. A little moonlet, too small to be seen from Earth, could be playing cosmic sheepdog ...