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Reacting to the new images, STFC Webb Fellow Dr Henrik Melin, an expert in planetary ionospheres in the Planetary Science Group, said “Amazing – does it get any better than this? This is only the very beginning of planetary science with JWST.”

The Planetary Science Group at Leicester has a wealth of expertise in exploring the giant planets, from their churning atmospheres to their auroral lightshows and the surfaces of their diverse and potentially-habitable satellites. The Leicester team is part of the international consortium that released the breath-taking NIRCAM images this week. Professor Fletcher and his team work primarily with the spectroscopic instruments on the space telescope, namely its Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) and Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec). We can’t wait to see what we discover next.” “This is incredibly exciting and over the next year we’ll be undertaking observations of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune as well as more observations of Jupiter. We’ve never seen Jupiter in so much incredible detail before. “These new images have revealed bright storms of fresh ice on Jupiter, bands of different reflectivity, the swirling Great Red Spot and the auroral lightshow on both poles of the planet. We were therefore delighted to see the amazing quality of the NIRCAM images. Indeed, it’s so bright that it often saturates all our detectors. “Jupiter is a big, bright, rotating and moving target that makes it a supreme challenge for observations. He said: “This incredible telescope was built to study the early universe and the distant cosmos, but it’s also a fantastic new tool for planetary science and exploring our solar system. Professor Leigh Fletcher, of the Planetary Science Group at the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester, is leading part of the space telescope’s giant planet observations programme. Ground-breaking infrared images of Jupiter have been revealed this week as part of a programme of giant planet observations by the world-famous space telescope. Scientists who revealed stunning views of Jupiter with the new £10 billion James Webb Space Telescope hope more planets will soon give up their secrets. Space images confirm England’s drought areas correlate with high land surface temperaturesĪll rise! Height-adjustable desks can reduce workplace sitting by over an hour a day Leicester maths graduates awarded fellowships with National Institute for Health and Care Research University recognised for its commitment to advancing race equality University of Leicester expert’s report fuels pharmacy industry improvements University of Leicester academic recognised by National Teaching Fellowship Scheme

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