The image of the rings is the crispest seen since 1989 ... Interestingly, a day on Neptune is only 16 hours long, according to NASA.

In 1989, the Voyager 2 spacecraft took the first pics of Neptune’s rings. Now, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is providing a more detailed look.

The powerful space telescope exposed Neptune's unsung rings, showing off the ice giant in a whole new way. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips ...

where Neptune resembles a pearl with thin, concentric oval rings. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI via AP)(Uncredited / ASSOCIATED PRESS) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Neptune and its rings haven’t looked this ...

Among Neptune’s 16 known moons, the largest, Triton, is an oddball. ... It turns out, Neptune’s ring is clumpy, so some sections are harder to detect than others.

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune, its rings and moons. It is the "clearest view of this peculiar planet’s rings in more than 30 ...

By studying the cloud formations on the gas giant, scientists were able to calculate that a day on Neptune lasts just under 16 hours long. Neptune is the fourth largest planet in the solar system ...

Astronomers at MIT believe they may have cracked the age-old mystery of how Saturn’s trademark rings were formed. Astronomers at MIT believe they may have cracked the mystery.

The last time scientists caught such a clear glimpse of Neptune's rings was when Voyager 2 flew past the distant planet in 1989. Now the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a crisp new image.

The last time scientists caught such a clear glimpse of Neptune's rings was when Voyager 2 flew past the distant planet in 1989. Now the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a crisp new image.