The James Webb Space Telescope has released new images of Saturn

Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) collected data from the sixth planet in the solar system, Saturn, and last Sunday (25) released the first images of the gas giant. Although this is incredible news, The images have not yet received any final processing and are more “raw” than other images the telescope has published.

After collecting data using Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRSpec) equipment, the raw images were uploaded to the JWST Feed website. The data for the observations were collected by a team led by University of Leicester (UK) planetary scientist Lee Fletcher.

The researchers believe that the data collected by NIRSpec can be used to learn more about Saturn’s moons and rings, including, they believe, that the equipment will help discover new moons around the planet.

The picture has not undergone final processing, but soon scientists will release a more impressive version.source: JWST / JWST Feed

In total , Scientists have already discovered 145 moons of Saturn, giving the planet the title of leader in the list of planets with the most natural satellites in the solar system. It is the only planet in our system that has more than 100 satellites. One of them is known as Enceladus, a moon that may provide the chemical conditions for the formation of life as we know it.

Decorated with thousands of beautiful curls, Saturn is unique among the planets. All four of the gas giant planets have rings — made up of chunks of ice and rock — but none as spectacular or complex as Saturn’s rings. Like the other gas giants, Saturn is in Mostly is a huge ball of hydrogen and helium.

James Webb and Saturn

In the images, Saturn’s rings are represented by a bright white dot and the planet itself is represented by black – the white spots are noise and should be removed in the final version. The photos were taken with filters and are therefore displayed in black and white.

The JWST Feed website has released images with various filters.source: JWST / JWST Feed

The team of scientists also requested data from the Mid-Infrared Instrument Technology (MIRI) equipment of the James Webb Space Telescope, and images of some of Saturn’s selected moons.

In any case, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) should release impressively colorful images after the final processing of the data collected on Saturn. At the moment, there are no predictions for the final version of the photos.