2 stars in 'serpent god of destruction' system are hurling their blazing guts at each other, James Webb telescope reveals

2 stars in 'serpent god of destruction' system are hurling their blazing guts at each other, James Webb telescope reveals

Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the peculiar star system Apep consists of two dying stars spewing their innards at each other.

The Apep Nebula & Triple Star System | James Webb Space Telescope

The Apep Nebula & Triple Star System | James Webb Space TelescopeThe Apep Nebula, also known as the Apep star system, is a triple star system located in the constellation of Norma. It consists of a Wolf-Rayet binary and a hot supergiant star. The nebula is surrounded by a vast complex of stellar wind and cosmic dust. This has formed a "pinwheel" shape by the secondary star's influence. The nebula's appearance resembles a giant serpent, named Ape…