A dying star’s final breath glows in a new Webb image of the Helix Nebula

Star’s Final Breath Appears Like Columns of Smoke in Breathtaking New James Webb Image

In a new image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, the dying breaths of the star at the heart of the famous Helix Nebula are exposed in wonder and radiance. Imaged many times by previous space telescopes, including Hubble and Spitzer, the Helix Nebula is loved for its similarity to the Eye of Sauron […] The post Star’s Final Breath Appears Like Columns of Smoke in Breathtaking New James Webb Image appeared first on Good News Network.

Dying star lights up the Helix Nebula

In the Helix Nebula, a star much like our own is dying. Its death, though, creates a spectacle for us to appreciate now we have the James Webb Space Telescope to observe it. Knots of bright gas, fierce stellar winds, the dust that new things come from-and the possible eventual fate, NASA reports, of our own solar system. — Read the rest The post Dying star lights up the Helix Nebula appeared first on Boing Boing.

A dying star’s final breath glows in a new Webb image of the Helix Nebula

Webb’s latest image of the Helix Nebula reveals a dramatic close-up of a dying star shedding its outer layers. The detailed view highlights glowing knots of gas shaped by fast-moving stellar winds colliding with older material. Changes in color trace a shift from scorching hot gas near the center to cooler regions farther out. The scene captures how stellar death helps supply the building blocks for future worlds.