Wednesday, August 6, 2025

JWST Traces Details of Complex Planetary Nebula

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s view of NGC 6072 shows a complex scene of multiple outflows expanding at different angles from a dying star. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI

The James Webb Space Telescope’s latest look at a planetary nebula, NGC 6072, provides new insights into the lifecycle of stars. This could help astronomers predict what will happen to our Sun during its final days as well.



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