A Celestial Light Show Like No Other!

NASA's groundbreaking James Webb Telescope has unveiled mesmerizing auroras dancing across Jupiter, showcasing a spectacle that boasts energy levels hundreds of times greater than those on Earth!

Dubbed as "Northern Lights on steroids," these colossal auroras were recorded on Christmas Day, 2023, bringing joy to astronomers around the world. The Webb Telescope captured astonishing video footage of this astronomical event, as vibrant lights flicker and pulse in Jupiter's atmosphere.

A Christmas Surprise

Jonathan Nichols from the University of Leicester expressed his excitement: “What a Christmas present it was – it just blew me away! We anticipated watching the auroras shift slowly over long stretches of time, but what we saw was entirely different. The whole auroral region was alive, bursting with light that varied in intensity at a breathtaking pace.

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