‘Really unbelievable’: James Webb Telescope captures aurora borealis over Jupiter
Cape Canaveral. With the new James Webb Telescope, scientists have found Unprecedented shots of Jupiter shot. Images released on Monday include aurora borealis over the planet’s north and south poles and swirls of polar fog.
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The so-called red dot, a long-lived cyclone larger than the diameter of the Earth, can be seen brilliantly, as well as smaller storms. One particularly cool shot shows the faint rings of Jupiter, as well as the planet’s two small moons against a cluster of shimmering galaxies.
We’ve never seen Jupiter like this before. Everything is incredible.
Astronomer Imke de Pater from the University of Berkeley
“We’ve never seen Jupiter like this before. Everything is incredible,” said University of Berkeley astronomer Emke de Pater. “To be honest, we didn’t really expect it to be this good.” According to the French-American research team, the infrared images were Captured in July is artificial in blue, white, green, yellow and orange to highlight the photo’s special features.
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The James Webb Telescope, built by the USA, Canada and the European Space Agency ESA, was launched from French Guiana at the end of last year and deployed in a complex operation on the way to its destination. Since summer, it has been peering into the depths of space 1.6 million kilometers from Earth. Scientists hope to use the $10 billion device to look back at the formation of the first stars and galaxies 13.7 billion years ago and gain new insights into the formation of the universe.
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