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NASA’s Juno snaps mesmerizing pictures of ‘The King of Planets ‘

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NASA’s Juno snaps mesmerizing pictures of ‘The King of Planets ‘

[ad_1] Jupiter is gargantuan planet, often referred to as a failed star and its images are always grand and imposing. And yet, it always manages to surprise with its hues and that is what has just happened. Mesmerizing images of Jupiter were captured recently on 23rd June by NASA's Juno spacecraft, according to a report by Forbes. Everything about the planet is big. In fact there is a storm blowing on it, which is known as Jupiter's Red Spot and it can swallow as many as three Earths. And at 69,911 km, Jupiter is some 11 times wider than Earth.The NASA spacecraft Juno, too is special and holds the record for being the farthest solar-powered spacecraft from Earth. It was on its 52nd perijove, a close flyby of the planet, when it took the photo. After it transmitted the raw data, scientis...

NASA’s Juno Mission Captures Jupiter’s Complex Swirling Colours

[ad_1] Juno spacecraft snapped the picture on July 5during its 43rd close flyby of Jupiter.NASA's Juno spacecraft recently captured the complex colours and structure of Jupiter's surface. The striking image showed swirls of turquoise, milky white, deep ochre and dark blue covering the planet's surface in a mesmerising manner. In a press release, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said that the Juno probe snapped the picture on July 5 during its 43rd close flyby of Jupiter. The spacecraft was at a distance of 5,300 kilometres from the tops of the gas giant's clouds when the image was taken. "Citizen scientist Bjorn Jonsson created these two images using raw data from the JunoCam instrument aboard the spacecraft," NASA said. It further explained that the image on the left-ha...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures awesome rings around Jupiter

[ad_1] NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured yet another stunning image, this time of Jupiter and its rings. Here’s more about it. The James Webb Space Telescope is rapidly reaching new heights with each passing day. NASA's $10 billion telescope has been capturing breathtaking images of far-off galaxies, star clusters and more. Now, the telescope has achieved yet another feat. The James Webb Telescope has captured a stunning image of Jupiter with faint rings and auroras around the planet.According to a NASA blog, Jupiter is going through a vast number of giant storms, powerful winds, and auroras right now, all of which can be seen in the amazing image captured by the JWST. This image will provide scientists a way to ...