The Rings of Uranus Shine Bright in Stunning New JWST Image By Nancy_A
This wider view of the Uranian system with Webb’s NIRCam instrument features the planet Uranus as well as six of its 27 known moons . A handful of background objects, including many galaxies, are also seen. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScIThis is JWST’s first detailed look at Uranus, and it demonstrates the observatory’s unprecedented sensitivity.
This zoomed-in image of Uranus, captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera Feb. 6, 2023, reveals stunning views of the planet’s rings. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI IMAGE PROCESSING: Joseph DePasquale .that some of these rings are so bright in this new image that they appear to merge into a larger ring. Nine are classed as the main rings of the planet, and two are the fainter dusty rings that weren’t discovered until Voyager 2’s visit.
Of course, Uranus is tilted on its side, and so the north pole is can be found where the equator would be on our Solar System’s other planets. It takes Uranus takes 84 years to orbit the Sun, and currently, it is late spring for the northern pole. The planet’s northern summer will be in 2028. If you recall in the Voyager 2 image, below) from its 1986 flyby, the planet’s atmosphere appeared clear and nearly featureless. At that time, it was summer at the south pole. The south pole is now on the ‘dark side’ of the planet, out of view and facing the darkness of space.
Scientists say that studying the rings can help us understand more about Uranus, including helping to
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