Inbox Astronomy: With NASA's Webb, Dying Star's Energetic Display Comes Into Full Focus

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With NASA's Webb, Dying Star's Energetic Display Comes Into Full Focus

Release date: Monday, April 14, 2025 10:00:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Only the James Webb Space Telescope has the ability to fully detail this planetary nebula’s dusty rings with its unique mid-infrared camera.

Come one, come all to witness the “magic” of a dying star’s dust sent across space!

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken the most detailed image of planetary nebula NGC 1514 to date thanks to its unique mid-infrared observations. Webb’s image brings out the nebula’s nuances, particularly its “fuzzy” dusty rings. Also look for holes in the central pink region where material has broken through.

Two central stars, which appear as one in Webb’s image, formed this scene over thousands of years — and will keep at it for thousands more.

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