Jupiter’s auroras sparkle with mystery — and Webb just uncovered a cosmic riddle scientists didn’t see coming.

Because of how sensitive the Webb telescope is, astronomers are able to study the planet's aurora "to better understand Jupiter’s magnetosphere," the space agency stated.

These gases sometimes collide with charged particles from the Sun, and whenever this collision occurs near Jupiter's magnetic field, it leads to a spectacular phenomenon called an aurora.

JunoCam, the visible light imager aboard NASA’s Juno, captured this enhanced-color view on Jan. 28 of Jupiter’s northern high latitudes from an altitude of about 36,000 miles above the giant ...

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are one of nature's most spectacular displays. Auroras occur when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere.