The James Webb telescope captures a ring of dust around two rare stars

The planet furthest from the sun and its satellites revealed in unprecedented detail by infrared imaging from the space telescope James Webb.

Telescope James Webb’s outer space has turned his gaze from the deep universe to our solar system.

This telescope captured the image Neptune its luminous glow and its fine, dusty ring light in the details. A look that hasn’t been seen for decades.

The last time astronomers had a clear view of the planet furthest from the sun was when NASA’s Voyager 2 became the first and only spacecraft to fly over the frozen giant for a few hours in 1989.

“Now Webb’s unprecedented infrared imaging capabilities have provided a new look at Neptune’s atmosphere,” said Mark McCaughrean, senior consultant for science and exploration at the European Space Agency.

Quoting from the site The GuardianOn Saturday (09/24/2022), the Webb telescope “removes all glare and background” so that “we can begin exploring the composition of the planet’s atmosphere,” said McCaughrean, who has worked on the Webb project for over 20 years.

Neptune appears dark blue in a previous image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, due to the presence of the element methane in its atmosphere.