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NASA's Webb telescope captures mesmerizing images of Jupiter's auroras


Researchers at the University of Leicester have captured stunning images of Jupiter's auroras using the James Webb Space Telescope.

The high sensitivity of Webb’s NIRCam(Near-Infrared Camera) helps shed light (pun intended) on the rapidly changing features of Jupiter’s auroras. Jonathan Nichols, who leads the team at the UK’s University of Leicester that captured the images, shared his excitement over the discovery with NASA. In describing what they learned from the images, he explained: "We wanted to see how quickly the auroras change, expecting them to fade in and out ponderously, perhaps over a quarter of an hour or so.

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