JWST spotted a new speedy jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere
The feature is at an altitude hidden to other telescopes
![A false-color infrared image of Jupiter seen in shades of blue, green, red and white.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/102723_cw_Jupiter-jet-stream_planet_feature.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
This false-color infrared image of Jupiter from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals new details in the planet’s atmosphere (brightness indicates altitude) as well as a glimpse at auroras (red) over the poles.
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, R. Hueso/Univ. of the Basque Country, I. de Pater/UCB, T. Fouchet/Observatory of Paris, L. Fletcher/Univ. of Leicester, M. Wong/UCB, J. DePasquale/STScI