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Even scientists didn't expect Webb telescope images of Jupiter to be this good

Even scientists didn't expect Webb telescope images of Jupiter to be this good
the James Webb space telescope hasn't been floating around its orbital location at the Lagrange Point for very long, but it's already given us some truly spectacular views of space. But now the near infrared telescope has turned its sights towards some of our solar system's planets. This is what jupiter looks like. Through the discerning lee focused lens of Nasa's newest toy, you might notice *** couple of things about the images. Immediately first jupiter's big spot isn't red but rather white. The spot is *** gigantic storm larger than Earth and its white because the gas giant is reflecting *** lot of the sun's light, That light is on the infrared spectrum, meaning the telescope's cameras are going to pick that up. But experts at Nasa say, continued looks at our solar system's largest planet, could reveal some of its inner workings even from this far away. Specifically, they'll be looking at the chemistry of the planet and its rings as well as the makeup of its 79 moons so far. The James Webb space telescope has not disappointed, providing astronomers *** look back in time some 13.1 billion years at the moment, shortly after the Big Bang
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Even scientists didn't expect Webb telescope images of Jupiter to be this good
Rainbow auroras, giant storms and far-off galaxies are all on display in the latest images of Jupiter from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope."We hadn't really expected it to be this good, to be honest," said planetary astronomer Imke de Pater, professor emerita at the University of California, Berkeley, in a news release.De Pater and Thierry Fouchet, a professor at the Paris Observatory, led observations of the largest planet in our solar system using the Webb telescope -- which is itself an international endeavor by NASA with the European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency, NASA said.Painting a picture that moves from orange and yellow at Jupiter's poles to blues and purples toward the center, several images from the telescope came together to form an overall composite and give Earth a look at the gas giant.You can also see faint rings and far off galaxies "photobombing" in the background, according to NASA.And Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot 바카라 게임 웹사이트 a storm big enough to engulf Earth 바카라 게임 웹사이트 appears white in these images."The numerous bright white 'spots' and 'streaks' are likely very high-altitude cloud tops of condensed convective storms," said Heidi Hammel, Webb interdisciplinary scientist for solar system observations and vice president for science at the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.Scientists collaborated with citizen scientist Judy Schmidt to translate data to form the composite images from the telescope, which help give a better look into Jupiter's life, NASA said.Jupiter is hard to translate into images because of how quickly it rotates, said Schmidt, who's based in Modesto, California."This one image sums up the science of our Jupiter system program, which studies the dynamics and chemistry of Jupiter itself, its rings, and its satellite system," Fouchet said.But Jupiter isn't Webb's only subject. The space telescope is using infrared light to reveal otherwise invisible aspects of the universe.Development of the world's premier space observatory began in 2004, and after years of delays, the telescope and its massive gold mirror finally launched on Dec. 25, 2021.The telescope will look at every phase of cosmic history, including the first glows after the big bang that created our universe and the formation of the galaxies, stars and planets that fill it today.The telescope is also discovering and observing exoplanetary systems, which each consist of a planet outside of our solar system and its host star.Some of these exoplanets are potentially habitable, and peering into their atmosphere could uncover clues in the ongoing search for life outside of Earth.

Rainbow auroras, giant storms and far-off galaxies are all on display in the latest images of Jupiter from .

"We hadn't really expected it to be this good, to be honest," said planetary astronomer Imke de Pater, professor emerita at the University of California, Berkeley, in a news release.

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De Pater and Thierry Fouchet, a professor at the Paris Observatory, led observations of the largest planet in our solar system using the Webb telescope -- which is itself an international endeavor by NASA with the European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency, said.

In a Webb NIRCam composite image, Jupiter's Great Red Spot (lower right) appears white.
NASA/ESA/CSA/Jupiter ERS Team
In a Webb NIRCam composite image, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (lower right) appears white.

Painting a picture that moves from orange and yellow at Jupiter's poles to blues and purples toward the center, several images from the telescope came together to form an overall composite and give Earth a look at the gas giant.

You can also see faint rings and far off galaxies "photobombing" in the background, according to NASA.

And Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot 바카라 게임 웹사이트 a storm big enough to engulf Earth 바카라 게임 웹사이트 appears white in these images.

"The numerous bright white 'spots' and 'streaks' are likely very high-altitude cloud tops of condensed convective storms," said Heidi Hammel, Webb interdisciplinary scientist for solar system observations and vice president for science at the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.

Scientists collaborated with citizen scientist Judy Schmidt to translate data to form the composite images from the telescope, which help give a better look into Jupiter's life, NASA said.

Jupiter is hard to translate into images because of how quickly it rotates, said Schmidt, who's based in Modesto, California.

"This one image sums up the science of our Jupiter system program, which studies the dynamics and chemistry of Jupiter itself, its rings, and its satellite system," Fouchet said.

But Jupiter isn't Webb's only subject. The space telescope is using infrared light to reveal otherwise invisible aspects of the universe.

Three filters came together to form the composite image of Jupiter, NASA said.
NASA/ESA/CSA/Jupiter ERS Team
Three filters came together to form the composite image of Jupiter, NASA said.

Development of the world's premier space observatory began in 2004, and after years of delays, the telescope and its massive gold mirror finally launched on Dec. 25, 2021.

The telescope will look at every phase of cosmic history, including the that created our universe and the formation of the galaxies, stars and planets that fill it today.

The telescope is also discovering and observing exoplanetary systems, which each consist of a planet outside of our solar system and its host star.

Some of these exoplanets are potentially habitable, and peering into their atmosphere could uncover clues in the ongoing search for life outside of Earth.