An international team of astronomers released images of a distant star in its final stages, a space phenomenon that was captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
The high-resolution photos show Messier 57, commonly known as Ring Nebula, expelling purple and green-colored light as it prepares for its end, the Daily Mail reported. Born from the remnants of a dying star, the gaseous nebula is located about 2,600 light-years away from Earth.James Webb Space Telescope reveals the colorful Ring Nebula in exquisite detail https://t.co/Fwf6zHZ84K pic.twitter.
“The James Webb Space Telescope has provided us with an extraordinary view of the Ring Nebula that we've never seen before,” said Dr. Mike Barlow, lead scientist of the Ring Nebula project. “The high-resolution images not only showcase the intricate details of the nebula's expanding shell but also reveal the inner region around the central white dwarf in exquisite clarity.”
The released images of the Ring Nebula show what it would look like once the sun dies in the distant future, Barlow noted.“James Webb Space Telescope’s observations have opened a new window into understanding these awe-inspiring cosmic events,” he said. “We can use the Ring Nebula as our laboratory to study how planetary nebulae form and evolve.”
NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope into space in December 2021, and the space agency has been releasing the telescope’s images since July 2022. NASA has released photos of Neptune, Jupiter, and other aspects of space from the telescope, providing more highly detailed pictures than what was possible in the past.
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