Webb Captures Jupiter’s Aurora
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a spectacular light show on Jupiter — an enormous display of auroras unlike anything seen on Earth.
These infrared observations reveal unexpected activity in Jupiter’s atmosphere, challenging what scientists thought they knew about the planet’s magnetic field and particle interactions.
Combined with ultraviolet data from Hubble, the results have raised surprising new questions about Jupiter’s extreme environment.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/webb
Credit:
Producer: Paul Morris
Writer: Thaddeus Cesari
Narrator: Professor Jonathan Nichols
Images: NASA, ESA, CSA, STSci
Music Credit:
"Zero Gravity" by Brice Davoli [SACEM] via Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Production Music France [SACEM], and Universal Production Music
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Credits
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Writer
- Thaddeus Cesari (X3M Systems)
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Producer
- Paul Morris (eMITS)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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This page was originally published on Monday, May 12, 2025.
This page was last updated on Friday, May 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM EDT.