Hot on the heels of last week's release of the first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope comes something that you can actually see from your backyard: Jupiter.
The images are proof that Webb can observe satellites near bright solar system objectsThis telescope may also be able to see the signatures of plumes on the surface on Europa
"These images of Jupiter demonstrate the full grasp of what Webb can observe, from the faintest, most distant observable galaxies to planets in our own cosmic backyard that you can see with the naked eye from your actual backyard," a scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Bryan Holler, said.
Scientists will now use Webb to explore the tantalising question of whether we can see plumes of material spewing out of moons such as Europa and Saturn's Enceladus.Jupiter and its moons — Europa, Thebe, and Metis — as seen through the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam's 2.12-micron and 3.23-micron filters.Clearly visible in the images is Europa, a moon with a probable ocean below its thick, icy crust, and the target of NASA's forthcoming Europa Clipper mission.
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