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NASA’s Webb Scores Another Ringed World with New Image of Uranus

Release date: Thursday, April 6, 2023 10:00:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

NASA’s Webb Scores Another Ringed World with New Image of Uranus



Webb's infrared image highlights the planet's dramatic rings and dynamic atmosphere.

The planet Uranus is an oddball in our solar system, tilted on its side as it orbits the sun, causing extreme seasons. While the planet’s atmosphere appeared nearly featureless when visited by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986, subsequent observations from the ground and in space have shown turbulent storms.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed Uranus, and the resulting image highlights a complex system of rings as well as a bright polar cap and likely storm clouds.



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