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It's summertime on Saturn, and rarely have Earthlings gotten to see such a clear view of it. The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a new image of the planet, which shows its rings in stunningly clear detail.
NASA called Saturn the "lord of the rings" in its recent announcement about the new image, which was taken on July 4. At the time, the planet was 839 million miles from Earth — visible as just a spot of bright light with the naked eye.
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Hubble telescope captures beautiful new image of Saturn in stunningly clear detail
NASA called Saturn the "lord of the rings" in its recent announcement about the new image, which was taken on July 4. At the time, the planet was 839 million miles from Earth — visible as just a spot of bright light with the naked eye.
Continued below.
Hubble telescope captures beautiful new image of Saturn in stunningly clear detail
