Astronomers' new eye in the sky, the James Webb Space Telescope, has already captured images of the most distant galaxies ever seen.
The images were artificially colored to make specific features stand out, such as the planet's stunning auroras.
Webb NIRCam composite image of Jupiter from three filters and alignment due to the planet's rotation. "These newly released JWST images of Jupiter are blowing my mind," James O'Donoghue, a planetary scientist from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, said on"Incredible detail of the turbulent atmosphere, auroras at the poles, rings encircling the planet, tiny moons, and even some galaxies in the background!"
Auroras are colorful displays of light that are not unique to Earth. Jupiter has the brightest auroras in the solar system, according to
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