The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death — its infrared eyes observed all the gas and dust flung into space by a huge, hot star 15,000 light-years away.
NASA released a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope during the keynote address Tuesday at the SWSX Conference in Texas. The telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death. NASA released a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope during the keynote address Tuesday at the SWSX Conference in Texas. The telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death.
Shimmering in purple like a cherry blossom, the cast-off material once comprised the star’s outer layer. The Hubble Space Telescope snapped a shot of the same transitioning star a few decades ago, but it appeared more like a fireball without the delicate details.
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