New images of Jupiter from Webb telescope has released by NASA

September 22, 2022 By Aazam

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[{"selector":"#anim-604abfa1-a38d-4aed-8dd4-99ca340fdc64","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a396561e-627c-4411-9fc3-9f9ce0cf783b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 143.77332%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The first image of Jupiter is a composite showing the largest planet in the Solar System against the black background of space with swirls of different colors indicating Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere

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[{"selector":"#anim-2da0fc87-fcaf-4dfd-99d1-1bcbe263953a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b47083c-9f85-4d4b-898a-b7282b118e67","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 174.16443%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The rest of the image shows the blackness of space, there are fuzzy spots in the lower portion, which are actually faint galaxies glowing in the distance