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

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.

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 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.

Webb'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.

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 ...

Despite our inability to admire Neptune's fragile hoops from here, scientists caught a wonderful glimpse of them girding the azure realm in 1989 thanks to NASA's traveling probe Voyager -- and on ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet's rings in more ...

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.

Most prominent in the telescope’s view are Neptune’s rings, seen encircling the planet at a slight tilt given its orientation to Earth. The Webb telescope will allow astronomers to measure the ...

Neptune, a cold, unexplored world farthest from the sun, is getting its time in the light after the James Webb Space Telescope captured new images of the planet for the first time in decades.

Neptune's rings taken in infrared by the James Webb Space Telescope, right. NASA/JPL/ESA/STScI The fresh snapshots show faint dusty rings around the planet that even Voyager 2's 1989 flyby couldn ...