Webb Telescope Spots Super-Fast Wind on Jupiter

In July 2022, the Webb Space Telescope saw something interesting on Jupiter. It found a really fast wind blowing across the planet. This wind was racing at about 320 miles per hour, quite high up in Jupiter's air, around 25 miles above its surface. Before this, scientists knew Jupiter had winds blowing sideways, but this one was way faster than they thought. They shared their discovery in a science journal called Nature Astronomy. The Webb Space Telescope, which started working in 2022, can see things far away in space and in our own solar system. It took pictures of Jupiter and caught this swift wind. This wind made changes in Jupiter's air, and the telescope's special camera captured those changes. The fast wind is near the top of Jupiter's air, close to a place called the tropopause. This discovery is important because it tells us that Jupiter's air moves kind of like Saturn's, another big planet. Understanding this helps us learn more about Jupiter's weather. While the Webb telescope can watch Jupiter from a distance, there are upcoming missions planned to get even closer to the planet. These missions will provide more information in the future. For now, we can enjoy the pictures Webb has given us from far away.