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Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed Wolf-Rayet phase of a star before it ends into supernova..
The Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) is prominent at the center of the James Webb Space Telescopes detailed image.(Nasa,.
Sharing the picture, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) wrote in a blog post, The rare sight of a Wolf-Rayet star among the most luminous, most massive, and most briefly detectable stars known was one of the first observations made by Nasas James Webb Space Telescope in June 2022..
Webbs detailed observations is rare because only some of the massive stars go through a brief Wolf-Rayet phase before going supernova...
Webbs detailed image of WR 124 preserves forever a brief, turbulent time of transformation, and promises future discoveries that will reveal the long-shrouded mysteries of cosmic dust, Nasa said.. Subscribe to our best newsletters.
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