James Webb Telescope Reveals Stunning Image of Uranus' Rings

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new image of Uranus, showing almost all of its faint dusty rings. The telescope's sensitivity allowed it to capture the fainter rings, which were previously only seen by the Voyager 2 spacecraft and the W.M. Keck Observatory. Uranus has 13 known rings, with 11 visible in the new image. The infrared wavelengths and extra sensitivity of Webb allowed scientists to see more detail, revealing a unique polar cap and a subtle enhanced brightening at the center of the cap. This is just the beginning of what Webb can do when observing Uranus.