A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying …
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Space Venn Diagram: Webb Spots Cosmic Rings in a Star's Dramatic Death Spiral
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star's life. The snapshot above showcases NGC 1514, a planetary nebula that resides roughly 1,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus. Despite the term, however, NGC 1514 has nothing to do with planets. Instead, at its heart, there are two stars.
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The planet "splashed down" into the star, sending a giant plume of gas into space that gave the star a ring. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has …
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