New space telescope shows Jupiter's auroras, tiny moons

This image provided by NASA shows a false color composite image of Jupiter obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 27, 2022.

The image is a composite of different spectrums but is really an accomplishment for the James Webb.

Beautiful, and the JWT is just a marvel of human endeavour. Suddenly I feel all warm and fuzzy.

Awesome. It really captures how alive and dynamic the planet is.

It’s an awesome picture but what’s the point? Jupiter is just a giant gas wasteland and I’m pretty sure we already had enough photos of it already.

Gorgeous - absolutely stunning!

Yes, very nice. But it’s of no practical use, doesn’t solve any problems here but costs tons of money more urgently spent elsewhere and it could also even be only a computer generated NFT or so. Next try. lol

LagunaToday  09:07 am JST

Awesome. It really captures how alive and dynamic the planet is.

As an amateur astronomer I find this to very exciting and our knowledge and understanding just keeps getting better all the time. In fact, I just observed the planet Jupiter about 30 minutes ago with my SMALL telescope and I observed its 4 largest moons. They change their relative orbital positions night after night, sometimes hour by hour. It's a thrill that never ends.

How many conspiratorial clowns will say it's a fake picture??..

Follow the science.

This is just amazing.

And the complaints against basic science not “solving anything” you quite frankly are mistaken.

Nobody knows where basic research will lead or which problems it will solve. That’s WHY you do it: to learn what you didn’t know before.

Brilliant example of what James Webb is capable of, much more to learn, much more to discover, look forward to it.

Nemo, I agree entirely.

Yes, very nice. But it’s of no practical use, doesn’t solve any problems here 

Sigh. At some point mankind has to become a multi-planet species if it is to survive. In the distant future as the Sun consumes its hydrogen it will heat up and expand, first making it too hot on Earth for water to remain and at that point making Earth uninhabitable. Eventually the Sun will expand into a Red Giant with a diameter greater than the orbit of Earth. Earth will cease to exist. There is no time like the present to learn all we can about other planets and about spaceflight because in the fullness of time, long distance space flight and learning how to inhabit other planets will be mankind's only guarantee of survival. I am actually confident we will achieve this btw.

Brilliant - simply brilliant -