Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2025-04-02</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Jupiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jupiter</span></a> and Ring in <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Infrared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrared</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Webb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Webb</span></a></p><p>Jupiter's rings, discovered by Voyager 1 in 1979, are formed by meteoroid impacts on small moons like Metis, ejecting dust into orbit. The James Webb Space <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Telescope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telescope</span></a>'s infrared image captures these rings, Jupiter's clouds, the Great Red Spot, <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> Europa, and its shadow. Some features remain a mystery.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250402.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250402.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a></p>