The Best Space Images of 2023

Rings Around Uranus

Image: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI IMAGE PROCESSING: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

That’s right: Uranus has rings. The concentric structures—seen here in a Webb Space Telescope image—encircle the planet but aren’t easily seen (though Hubble imaged them before.) Uranus actually has 13 rings, but only 11 are visible in this Webb image.

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