NASA released new images of Jupiter from its James Webb Space Telescope showing its rings and auroras occurring at its north and south poles.
LISTEN: NASA SHARES SOUND OF BLACK HOLE
“We hadn’t really expected it to be this good, to be honest,” said planetary astronomer Imke de Pater in a NASA blog post. “It’s really remarkable that we can see details on Jupiter together with its rings, tiny satellites, and even galaxies in one image.” One of the two images of the"Gas Giant" shows a wide view of the planet in which two of its moons, a faint ring, the auroras, and galaxies are visible. The other image shows Jupiter by itself with several details amplified with the filters, including the auroras on its poles and the various storms on the gas planet.
Check out the bright waves, swirls, and vortices in Jupiter’s atmosphere — as well as the dark ring system, one million times fainter than the planet! Two moons of Jupiter, including one that’s only about 12 miles across, are on the left. pic.twitter.com/o7XYOMdsq5“The brightness here indicates high altitude – so the Great Red Spot has high-altitude hazes, as does the equatorial region.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Even scientists didn't expect Webb telescope images of Jupiter to be this goodData has traveled across the solar system to make it into the James Webb Space Telescope, and now we get a better look at the planet Jupiter. NASA shared images of the gas giant's colorful auroras, giant storms and faint rings.
Read more »
Watch NASA's Artemis 1 SLS megarocket moon launch for free with these live webcastsNASA just released details of its free online broadcast of the mega rocket’s upcoming Moon mission
Read more »
NASA has Artemis defense against lightning, tropical threatsORLANDO, Fla. — As NASA inches closer to a future return to the moon, its first leap toward its moonshot goal — Artemis I — is planned to launch during the peak of hurricane seaso…
Read more »
NASA Says It's Still Trying to Fix Damaged HubbleThe telescope's scientific instruments are still turned off.
Read more »
NASA reveals possible landing zones for first manned Moon mission since ApolloNASA has finally unveiled thirteen potential Artemis III landing zones, all of which are centered around the Moon's south pole.
Read more »
NASA announces four new astrophysics mission proposals | Digital TrendsNASA has announced it is considering four new mission proposals to study topics in astrophysics, with two to be built for launches in 2027 and 2028.
Read more »