The world�s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all.

Scientists released the shots Monday of the solar system�s biggest planet.

The James Webb Space Telescope took the photos in July, capturing unprecedented views of Jupiter�s northern and southern lights, and swirling polar haze. Jupiter�s Great Red Spot, a storm big enough to swallow Earth, stands out brightly alongside countless smaller storms.

One wide-field picture is particularly dramatic, showing the faint rings around the planet, as well as two tiny moons against a glittering background of galaxies.

�We�ve never seen Jupiter like this. It�s all quite incredible,� planetary astronomer Imke de Pater, of the University of California, Berkeley, said in a statement. He helped lead the observation. �We hadn�t really expected it to be this good, to be honest.�

The infrared images were artificially colored in blue, white, green, yellow and orange, according to the U.S.-French research team, to make the features stand out.

NASA and the European Space Agency�s $10 billion successor to the Hubble Space Telescope rocketed away at the end of last year and has been observing the cosmos in the infrared since summer. The observatory is positioned 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth.

(AP)