![]() The planet is located in one of the solar system’s darkest areas. The James Webb Space Telescopes Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its first image of the solar system ice giant Neptune, revealing the planet in a whole new light. German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered Neptune in 1846. In the images, Triton appears the brightest of all because it consists of frozen nitrogen, which reflects 70% of the sunlight that reaches it. The Webb telescope also captured images of Triton, one of Neptune’s 14 known moons. Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach (NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI) The bright center is the moon Triton, which reflects sunlight because of its frozen crust of condensed nitrogen. Neptune’s planetary system as captured by the Webb telescope. For the first time, high-altitude cumulus clouds appear prominently in the satellite images the clouds are bright because they reflect sunlight before the planet’s methane gas absorbs it. The 10 billion-dollar NASA observatory captured the clearest view of the ice planets rings in more than 30 years. ![]() Usually seen as blue in color because of its hydrogen- and helium-rich composition, the solar system’s eighth planet appears quite dark in the new image because of the wavelengths detected by the Webb telescope’s infrared camera (NIRCam). The James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune in a whole new light. The largest astronomical observatory ever launched into space has taken clear pictures of the faintest bands of dust that surround the planet, which haven’t been seen with such clarity since the Voyager 2 probe captured them in 1989. The European Space Agency describes the James Webb Space Telescope’s new photographs of Neptune as the sharpest images of the icy giant in over 30 years. ![]()
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