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![Neptune and its rings glow eerie white in this new James Webb Space Telescope images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7f6tPx25BguUuLFKzauPiT-320-80.jpg)
Ghostly rings of Neptune shine in new James Webb Telescope images
By Brandon Specktor published
The James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on Neptune to reveal the icy planet's collection of little-known rings
![A high-resolution GREGOR image of a sunspot, a cool, dark magnetic storm on the sun.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/94cyDrhfJybwFkZELbQzMP-320-80.jpg)
Why are sunspots black?
By Brandon Specktor published
Why are sunspots black? According to astronomers, it may be a big, cosmic optical illusion.
![A combined optical/mid-infrared image featuring data from both the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope. It is in a spiral pattern.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SWx64q2g3wax53Xz5H4QjS-320-80.jpg)
Can the James Webb Space Telescope really see the past?
By Brandon Specktor last updated
Astronomers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to look back in time. How is this possible? It's just the nature of light, according to NASA.
![NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught an image of a mid-level solar flare emitted by the sun on Oct. 1, 2015.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/adLnFowUSH3CmRgGBdQ6yU-320-80.jpg)
Giant blob of solar plasma could 'graze' Earth this weekend, NOAA says
By Brandon Specktor last updated
A mild coronal mass ejection could slam into our planet on Saturday, May 7, according to NOAA.
![On June 20, 2013, at 11:15 p.m. EDT, the sun shot out a solar flare (left side), which was followed by an eruption of solar material shooting through the sun's atmosphere.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9RoaWTtHJk6RhKtgqhKAYR-320-80.jpg)
Could a solar storm ever destroy Earth?
By Brandon Specktor last updated
Could a solar storm ever destroy Earth? According to scientists, there’s no evidence that any solar weather has ever harmed a human.
![Night sky over Kyiv, Ukraine, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jRhPXnyHq9rNuKbZzzwnji-320-80.jpg)
'Cosmic' and 'phantom' UFOs are all over Ukraine's skies, government report claims
By Brandon Specktor published
Dozens of 'phantom' and 'cosmic' UFOs have been detected in the skies over Ukraine, a new government report claims.
![Uranus is bright, blue and cloudy in this Hubble Space Telescope image](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fbeUtidL4p985snDfUCfZd-320-80.jpg)
Uranus will vanish during 'lunar occultation' Wednesday night
By Brandon Specktor published
Viewers in some parts of the world may see Uranus disappear behind the moon for several hours on Wednesday, Sept. 14 in a 'lunar occultation' event.
![The James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on the Orion Nebula, revealing a chaotic wall of brown gas behind a large bright star.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HyD6YW9tfgZg2QTjAm3mP9-320-80.jpg)
New James Webb telescope images reveal the chaotic beauty of Orion's sword
By Brandon Specktor published
The James Webb Space Telescope captured the clearest images ever of the Orion Nebula, one of the brightest and closest nebulas to Earth.
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