‘Saturn. You beautiful!’ Netizens react as NASA shares new ‘unreal’ images from space

NASA recently posted new photos of Saturn on social media alongside an image of the planet Peridea, which NASA noted bears a resemblance to the ringed planet.

In a post on Instagram, NASA wrote that our solar system formed in a galaxy here a long, long time ago, “creating planets and moons that share similarities with those in a galaxy far, far away.”

It further inquired about Peridea, saying it is the “extragalactic planet where Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn are exiled, later found by Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren.”

“Peridea resembles Saturn, the largest ringed planet in our solar system. Image description: Saturn appears in shades of brown, its rings are gray and surrounded by black space,” he added.

NASA noted that Mars is covered in dry red, brown and tan regolith (soil) with dunes, mountains and plains. Image description: Mars looks brown-red in this image. “The Valles Marineris canyon system occupies a significant portion of the planet’s width. The background is the blackness of space,” it added.

The latest images left users impressed. One user commented: “Our earth is the most beautiful.” Another user commented: “Life is better on Saturn.”

Someone else commented: ‘Saturn. You beautiful.” One user said: “Saturn is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.”

Images ‘photoshopped’?

Some users questioned the authenticity of NASA’s recent post and wondered if the latest images had been photoshopped.

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One user commented: “Are these photoshopped?” Another said: “You can see the pixels.”

“Another user commented: ‘I think they’re not real photos.’

Yet another user compared the images to science fiction, saying: “The CGI images are as real as anything we see in Star Wars. NASA is just a science fiction company.”

Previously, NASA’s Webb Telescope has provided a stunning glimpse into the dense central region of the Milky Way.

In the image released by NASA Webb, it shows “a spherical collection of stars. The cluster is dominated by a concentrated group of bright white stars in the center, with several large yellow stars scattered throughout the image. Many of the stars have visible diffraction peaks and the background is black.”