It may not be long before Uranus becomes the butt of jokes.new photograph The ice giant, unveiled by NASA earlier this week, appears as an awe-inspiring, glowing planet surrounded by a series of blue and white iridescent rings.
The image, taken using infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, shows the planet’s storms, 14 of Uranus’s 27 known moons, the seasonal cloud cap at the north pole, and the faint zeta ring closest to the center. A detailed depiction of the ring is captured.
in statement Released alongside the new image, NASA said the close-up shot of the ring will be “invaluable” in planning future missions to Earth, especially as we approach Uranus’ next summer solstice in 2028. He said it could be proven. “Storms on Uranus are critical to helping astronomers understand the planet’s complex atmosphere,” the agency said.
But Uranus may not be the most glamorous destination in the solar system. This planet has the most extreme weather of any planet, and is tilted 98 degrees, meaning half of the planet is shrouded in darkness for an astonishing 21 years at a time. (In comparison, Earth is about 23.5 degrees. )
The first photos from the Webb Space Telescope, the result of a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, were released just last summer. They provided stunning snapshots of cloudy nebulae, mountain range-shaped “star nurseries” and images of entire galaxies (one of which was located an astonishing 4.6 billion light-years away), and in 1990 It instantly humiliated the Hubble Telescope, which was launched in 2013.
Since then, NASA has released several more interesting photos, including an image of the sun that users compared to a cartoon-like smiley face, and a snapshot of two developing stars that look like question marks, and has been linked to online analysis and It spurred conversation.
