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You’ve Never Seen Jupiter Look So Much Like Cotton Candy
You probably know Jupiter, the rotund fifth planet from the Sun, as orange and tan with a big red splotch. But the Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged the gas giant in ultraviolet light, giving the world a very different look. At UV wavelengths, Jupiter’s clouds appear in bright pinks, blues, and purple hues. The image is…
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Are the Colours in Webb Telescope Images ‘Fake’?
On July 12, the first full-colour images from the Webb Space Telescope showed countless nebulae, galaxies, and a gassy exoplanet as they had never been seen before. But Webb only collects infrared and near-infrared light, which the human eye cannot see — so where are these gorgeous colours coming from?
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Jupiter Looks Serene in Ultraviolet and Absolutely Terrifying in Infrared
Though named for the Roman riff on Zeus, the planet Jupiter looks every bit a happy home for Hades in an infrared image (below) captured by the Gemini North telescope of Mauna Kea’s Gemini Observatory. Meanwhile, the Hubble Space Telescope produced a lovely ultraviolet view of the planet. These contrasting images are a reminder that…
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Saturn’s Oil Drop Surface Looks Incredible Through An Infrared Lens
Image Cache: Most of the photos taken of Saturn these days are in drab black and white. But this infrared view of Saturn from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is a stunning reminder of this ringed planet’s spectral vibrance.