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An image of Jupiter taken by Juno in 2019, showing storm zones in the northern hemisphere. Credit: Enhanced image by Kevin M. Gill (CC-BY) based on images provided courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

Extrasolar Planet Hunter Targets Jupiter: A New Twist in the Space Exploration Plot

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For the first time, NASA activated a tool designed to discover planets many light years away on an object in the solar system, in a study of the winds of Jupiter
Jupiter (Webb NIRCam image): This image of Jupiter from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam (Near Infrared Camera) shows spectacular detail of the planet, which is impressive in infrared light. In this image, brightness indicates a high altitude . The many white "dots" and "marks" are likely very high-altitude cloud edges of condensed convection. The auroras, shown in red in this image, extend to higher altitudes over both the planet's north and south poles. In contrast, dark bands north The equatorial region has no cloud caps. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Ricardo Huasso (UPV), Imeka de Pater (UC Berkeley), Thierry Fouche (Paris Observatory), Lee Fletcher (University of Leicester), Michael H Wong (UC Berkeley), Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

Fast and furious: Jupiter's secret jet stream accelerates up to 500 km/h

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The James Webb Space Telescope discovered a previously unseen jet stream in Jupiter's atmosphere. Similar phenomena have been observed in Saturn, and both may be related to temperature variations in the atmospheres of the gas giants
This image from the Juno spacecraft captures many swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic north-northern temperate belt. Credit: courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

Jupiter was discovered to be inhomogeneous - the metallicity reveals new clues about the origin of the planet

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An international team of astronomers found that the gaseous mantle of Jupiter does not have a homogeneous distribution. The inner part has more metals than the outer parts, and they amount to 11 to 30 Earth masses and constitute 3-9% of the total mass of Jupiter. It is likely that these are Jupiter's planets and moons. Bela" at the time of its formation
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