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 image gives astronomers their best look at Neptune's icy rings for 32 years, since the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew past the planet on its way out of the solar system. "It has been three decades ...

The powerful space telescope exposed Neptune's unsung rings, showing off the ice giant in a whole new way. By Laura Baisas. Published Sep 21, 2022 1:30 PM EDT.

The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) image of Neptune, taken on July 12, 2022, brings the planet’s rings into full focus for the first time in more than three decades.

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.

Some of the rings haven't been observed since NASA's Voyager 2 got the first photographic proof of the existence of Neptune's rings during its flyby in 1989, CNN reported.

The last time Neptune's rings were seen in detail was during a flyby in 1989 by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft as it journeyed beyond the solar system and into interstellar space. That historic flyby ...

Most prominent in the telescope’s view are Neptune’s rings, seen encircling the planet at a slight tilt given its orientation to Earth. The Webb telescope will allow astronomers to measure the ...

Bob McDonald's blog: Neptune's faint, dark rings are almost impossible to see using Earth-based telescopes. The best view we've had of them was from the 1989 Voyager 2 flyby. Now the James Webb ...

Neptune and its rings glow eerie white in this new James Webb Space Telescope images (Image credit: NASA/ESA/CSA and STScI) When it comes to planetary rings, Saturn is the undisputed poster child.

New images released from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are revealing Neptune, and the planet's hard-to-detect rings, in a fresh light.

New images released from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are revealing Neptune, and the planet's hard-to-detect rings, in a fresh light.