Neptune's Secret History: A Catastrophic Collision that Shattered its Ancient Moons Recent observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have shed new light on the mysterious history of Neptune's moon system.
The discovery reveals a catastrophic collision that may have destroyed an entire generation of satellites, significantly altering our understanding of Neptune's evolution.
The JWST detected clay like minerals associated with liquid water on Neptune's inner moons, Larissa, Galatea, and Proteus.