As one of Earth’s closest neighbors, he is no stranger to the camera, but Jupiter’s close-up for the James Webb Space Telescope has provided new astronomical delights.
After looking at 13.1 billion years in the distant universe to find some of its first images and data, the $ 10 billion Webb Observatory has also excited scientists and engineers with its ability to track of the goals of our own solar system in unprecedented detail.
“Combined with deep-field images released the other day, these images of Jupiter demonstrate a complete understanding of what Webb can observe, from the faintest and most distant observable galaxies to the planets in our own cosmic courtyard,” Bryan said. Holler, assistant chief scientist. for observations of Webb solar systems in the Space Telescope Science