James Webb Telescope reveals unprecedented images of Jupiter

James Webb Telescope reveals unprecedented images of Jupiter

The James Webb Telescope was launched nearly eight months ago, and is now 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.

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Two small moons, mysterious rings and glowing pillars. NASA released gorgeous new images of Jupiter on Monday, August 22nd thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. “It’s really cool to be able to see the details of Jupiter with its rings, little moons and even galaxies, all in one picture”Welcome Imke de Pater, an astronomer at the University of Berkeley, to the NASA Blog.

At the poles of the largest planet of our solar system, fluorescent lights appear: these are the aurora borealis of Jupiter, which, as for our Earth, consist of particles from the Sun interacting with the magnetic field of the star. These images also show the surface of this gas giant with its winds, storms, and fog. A view of the largest shows Jupiter with its very thin rings and two moons, Amalthea and Adrastea. The James Webb Telescope was launched nearly eight months ago, and is now 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.

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