Space: The James Webb telescope reveals new images of Jupiter – franceinfo

Launched nearly eight months ago, the James Webb Telescope is now 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. Article written by Published on 08/23/2022 19:27 Updated on 08/23/2022 19:37 Reading time: 1 min. Two small moons, nebulous rings and glowing poles. NASA published impressive new images of Jupiter on Monday August 22 thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. “It’s really remarkable to be able to see details of Jupiter with its rings, its small satellites, and even galaxies, all in one image,” said Imke de Pater, an astronomer at the University of Berkeley. , in a NASA blog post. 1. Make way for the king of the solar system! New Webb images of Jupiter highlight the planet’s features, including its turbulent Great Red Spot (shown in white here), in amazing detail. These images were processed by citizen scientist Judy Schmidt: https://t.co/gwxZOitCE3 pic.twitter.com/saz0u61kJG — NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) August 22, 2022 At the poles of the most massive planet in our solar system emerge from the fluorescent lights: these are the auroras of Jupiter which, as for our Earth, are made up of particles from the Sun which react to the magnetic field of the star. These images also show the surface of this gas giant with its winds, storms and fogs. A larger view shows Jupiter with its very thin rings and two moons, Amalthea and Adrastea. Launched nearly eight months ago, the James Webb Telescope is now 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link