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James Webb Space Telescope captures clearest view of Neptune’s rings in decades

James Webb Space Telescope captures clearest view of Neptune’s rings in decades

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NASA released a James Webb Space Telescope image that captured Neptune and its rings. This is the clearest image of the icy planet and its ring since the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by it in 1989. Apart from Neptune’s several bright, narrow rings, the Webb image also shows Neptune’s fainter dust bands. “It has been […]

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James Webb Space Telescope captures Tarantula Nebula in its full splendour

James Webb Space Telescope captures Tarantula Nebula in its full splendour

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The James Webb Space Telescope has captured this beautiful image of a nebula called 30 Doradus. It is also referred to as the Tarantula Nebula because of the dusty filaments that feature prominently in previous telescope images of the nebula. This stellar nursery has been a favourite target of astronomers studying star formation and this […]

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