Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Image of Uranus and its Rings

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NASA's Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of Uranus, revealing its 13 nested rings and bright features in its atmosphere. The image also shows a subtle brightening at the center of the planet's northern polar cap facing the Sun, as well as a couple of bright clouds likely caused by storm activity. The data collected by the telescope should help solve the mystery of why this polar cap appears in direct sunlight during summer but vanishes in the fall.
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- Webb scores another ringed world with new image of Uranus European Space Agency
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