The American space agency NASA released a new image of Uranus, the seventh planet of the solar system.
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows ‘glow rings’ on Uranus’ bright rings.
Uranus has 13 known rings, and 11 of them are visible in this recent NASA web image.
The image also shows Uranus’ 27 ‘known’ moons, most of them very small in size.
According to NASA, the polar cap mysteriously appears when the pole enters direct sunlight in the summer and disappears in the fall.
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Uranus is unique in that it rotates on its side at an angle of about 90 degrees to its orbital plane.
NASA released a new image of Uranus. Webb also revealed an “amazing” sparkle in the center of the hat.
“Uranus has never looked better. Really,” NASA wrote in a tweet.
The new image from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera combines data from two filters to reveal detailed features including a bright area at the ice giant’s polar cap, which faces the sun.
According to the researchers, the bright clouds seen at the surface are likely linked to storm activity.
Webb also captured many of Uranus’ 27 moons, although only the brightest are visible in the image.
Eleven of the planet’s 13 known rings are visible in the image, although some are so bright that they appear to merge.
Scientists said they believe future images of the Web will reveal the two faint outer rings discovered with Hubble in 2007.
“This was just a short, 12-minute exposure image of Uranus with only two filters,” NASA said in a statement.
“This is only the tip of the iceberg of what the web can do when observing this mysterious planet.”