Neptune in a new light! 🔵 Hubble’s view of this planet looks pretty different from @NASAWebb’s new image (swipe over to see!). That’s because these two telescopes looked at the planet in different wavelengths of light. This 2021 Hubble image of Neptune was taken in visible light – what our human eyes can see – and reveals a dark storm seen near the top left. The planet looks blue because of small amounts of gaseous methane. Webb’s infrared view of Neptune shows the planet’s rings, along with the planet’s fainter dust bands. Together, Hubble and Webb help us learn more about our cosmic neighborhood! Image descriptions: 1) The planet Neptune appears bright blue against a black backdrop of space. 2) Neptune glows in pearly white hues with faint, pale rings encircling the planet. Six tiny white dots, which are six of Neptune’s 14 moons, are scattered among the rings. The background of the image is black. Hubble image credits: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (NASA-GSFC), and M. H. Wong (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI) Webb image credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI #NASA #Hubble #NASAWebb #Neptune #planet #space #science #astronomy #cosmos #universe