Webb telescope shows off Jupiter in new image

By Ashley Strickland, CNN

Updated 11:31 AM ET, Mon July 18, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope captured the Cartwheel galaxy, which is around 500 million light-years away, in a photo released by NASA on August 2.
Photos: Observing the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope captured the Cartwheel galaxy, which is around 500 million light-years away, in a photo released by NASA on August 2.
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Webb's landscape-like view, called "Cosmic Cliffs," is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. The telescope's infrared view reveals previously invisible areas of star birth.
Photos: Observing the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
Webb's landscape-like view, called "Cosmic Cliffs," is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. The telescope's infrared view reveals previously invisible areas of star birth.
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The five galaxies of Stephan's Quintet can be seen here in a new light. This is Webb's largest image yet, containing over 150 million pixels. These galaxies appear to dance with one another, showcasing how these interactions can drive galactic evolution.
Photos: Observing the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
The five galaxies of Stephan's Quintet can be seen here in a new light. This is Webb's largest image yet, containing over 150 million pixels. These galaxies appear to dance with one another, showcasing how these interactions can drive galactic evolution.
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This side-by-side comparison shows observations of the Southern Ring Nebula in near-infrared light, left, and mid-infrared light, right, from NASA's Webb telescope. The Southern Ring Nebula is 2,000 light-years away from Earth. This large planetary nebula includes an expanding cloud of gas around a dying star, as well as a secondary star earlier on in its evolution.
Photos: Observing the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
This side-by-side comparison shows observations of the Southern Ring Nebula in near-infrared light, left, and mid-infrared light, right, from NASA's Webb telescope. The Southern Ring Nebula is 2,000 light-years away from Earth. This large planetary nebula includes an expanding cloud of gas around a dying star, as well as a secondary star earlier on in its evolution.
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Webb spied the steamy atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-96 b, located 1,150 light-years away. Webb's spectrum found a distinct signature of water, along with evidence of clouds and haze. It is the most detailed spectrum of an exoplanet to date.
Photos: Observing the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
Webb spied the steamy atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-96 b, located 1,150 light-years away. Webb's spectrum found a distinct signature of water, along with evidence of clouds and haze. It is the most detailed spectrum of an exoplanet to date.
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President Joe Biden released one of Webb's first images on Monday July 11. The image of SMACS 0723 is "the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date," according to NASA.
Photos: Observing the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
President Joe Biden released one of Webb's first images on Monday July 11. The image of SMACS 0723 is "the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date," according to NASA.
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(CNN)The James Webb Space Telescope's first stunning images of the distant universe have been followed up by something a little closer to home.

Data collected during the telescope's commissioning period, before its science operations officially started on July 12, have been released on the Space Telescope Science Institute's website. The publicly available data is now ready for scientists around the world to study.
That data includes new images of Jupiter, which were taken while the space observatory's instruments were still being tested.