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  • Infrared Insights: Webb’s Revolutionary View of Uranus’s Hidden Rings

    12/22/2023 9:51:20 AM PST · by Red Badger · 13 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | DECEMBER 21, 2023 | By SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    The James Webb Space Telescope has captured detailed images of Uranus, revealing its dynamic atmosphere, including rings, moons, and storms. This enhanced view contrasts with earlier images, showing a more active Uranus with a prominent seasonal north polar cloud cap and several storms. These observations are vital for understanding the planet’s complex atmosphere and may also provide insights into the study of exoplanets. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI New View Reveals a Strange and Dynamic Ice World When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, the planet appeared to be a nearly featureless, solid blue ball. Now, Webb shows us...