Key Points
Webb captured the Wolf-Rayet star WR 124 in unprecedented detail before its impending stellar death...
Despite being on the cusp of death, the star could give astronomers new insights into the new beginnings of other celestial objects..
As this dust cools, it glows in infrared light, which Webb can detect very well.. Wolf-Rayet stars, cosmic dust and the universes dust budget ..
Before the Webb telescope, astronomers simply did not have enough detailed information to explore dust formations in cosmic environments like near WR 124, according to NASA...
Now, thanks to Webbs detailed observations, astronomers can answer the questions we have about the universes dust with robust scientific data..
