Jupiter’s rings will be studied by NASA’s James Webb Telescope
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Our solar system is an exciting place. Out of the other planets, Jupiter’s rings have been creating quite a lot of interest. Now, there is a new telescope that is all set to study them.
NASA is currently working on its new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This space telescope will be the world’s largest and most advanced space telescope.
It was initially scheduled to be launched in March 2021 but the launch has been postponed to October 2021.
This space telescope is so large that it cannot be carried by any rocket as it is. So, it will be folded like an origami piece and launched into space, where it will unfold.
The James Webb telescope is named for James E. Webb. He was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 and played an important role in the Apollo programme.
The JWST will study the origins of the universe and life, formation and evolution of galaxies as well as planetary systems.
Unlike the Hubble telescope which measures visible or ultraviolet light, JWST will study astronomical objects visible in infrared (IR) radiation (that is not visible to us).
One of the James Webb telescope’s first missions will be to study Jupiter’s rings (called the Jovian ring system). The telescope will also study 2 of Jupiter’s 79 moons – Ganymede and Io.
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is the biggest moon in the solar system, with its own magnetic field. The other moon, Io, is the most volcanically active world in the solar system. So, astronomers are excited to study these two moons.
Here is a video on the James Webb telescope:
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