Webb Telescope Reveals Violent Past of Neptune’s Moons
New observations of Neptune’s inner moons and dusty rings, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, provide evidence of a celestial demolition derby caused by a Pluto-sized interloper billions of years ago. According to planetary scientist Ryleigh Davis, lead author of the study published in Science Advances, the findings reveal magnesium-rich clay minerals on Proteus, … Read more