With giant storms, powerful winds, auroras, and extreme temperature and pressure conditions, Jupiter has a lot going on. Now, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured new images of the planet. Webb’s Jupiter observations will give scientists even more clues to Jupiter’s inner life. In this wide-field view, Webb sees Jupiter with its faint rings, which are a million times fainter than the planet, and two tiny moons called Amalthea and Adrastea. The fuzzy spots in the lower background are likely galaxies “photobombing” this Jovian view. This is a composite image from Webb’s NIRCam instrument (two filters) and was acquired on 27 July 2022.
Vesmírný dalekohled Jamese Webba, vyvinutý americkou agenturou NASA ve spolupráci s Evropskou vesmírnou agenturou (ESA) a Kanadskou vesmírnou agenturou (CSA), je jedním z nejvýznamnějších vědeckých projektů poslední dekády. Jedná se o…