James Webb telescope captures Jupiter - in pictures


  • The James Webb telescope captured stunning images of Jupiter. Photo: NASA
    The James Webb telescope captured stunning images of Jupiter. Photo: NASA
  • Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Photo: NASA
    Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Photo: NASA
  • Experts were impressed by the quality of the images gathered by the state-of-the-art telescope. Photo: NASA
    Experts were impressed by the quality of the images gathered by the state-of-the-art telescope. Photo: NASA
  • The view shows Jupiter including its Great red Spot captured by Nasa's Juno spacecraft on April 1, 2018. Photo: Nasa
    The view shows Jupiter including its Great red Spot captured by Nasa's Juno spacecraft on April 1, 2018. Photo: Nasa
  • The temporary "crater" and debris left behind by the impact of a fragment of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet in 1994. Some of the impacts created fireballs the size of Earth. Photo: Nasa
    The temporary "crater" and debris left behind by the impact of a fragment of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet in 1994. Some of the impacts created fireballs the size of Earth. Photo: Nasa