NASA James webb Captures Neptune's Ring

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NASA's James Space Telescope has captured the most detailed pictures of Neptune's rings since the voyager 2 spacecraft flew by it in 1989.

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The webb images vividly shows Neptune's fainter dust bands in addition to many bright, narrow rings.

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Since its discovery in 1846, Neptune has fascinated scientists. Neptune orbits in the distant,dark area of the outer solar system, 30 times further from the sun than Earth.

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On the top left, the prominent 8- pointed teal colour objects is Neptune's moon Triton.

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Below and to the right of Triton is pearl-like Neptune. its rings are eye-catching feature. six other moons, seen as small dots, surround Neptune and its rings.

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The James webb space Telescope is the world's leading observatory for space science. webb is a NAS-led international effort with partners Eurropean and Canadian Space Agencies.

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