This massive star is 30 times the sun’s mass and is said to have shed 10 suns’ worth of material. The image captured by JWST shows the start of the star explosion.
mass and is said to have shed 10 suns’ worth of material. The gas ejected from WR 124 cools and then forms cosmic dust. The image captured by JWST shows the infrared light.
Wolf-Rayet stars are known to be efficient dust producers, and the Mid-Infrared Instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows this to great effect.Astronomers said that this cosmic dust is essential as it shelters forming stars, gathers together to help form planets, and serves as a platform for molecules to form and clump together.
“Webb opens up new possibilities for studying details in cosmic dust, which is best observed in infrared wavelengths of light,” NASA said. “Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera balances the brightness of WR 124’s stellar core and the knotty details in the fainter surrounding gas. The telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument reveals the clumpy structure of the gas and dust nebula of the ejected material now surrounding the star.” continue to understand a crucial period in the universe’s early history.
“Webb’s 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,” scientists said.
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