And it's all thanks to the death of an Earth-sized star as well as a few 'innocent bystanders.'
, over 70 astronomers from 66 organizations in Europe, North, South, and Central America, and Asia have used JWST photos to piece together this star's chaotic death.The research opens the door for future JWST nebula investigations. It sheds light on fundamental astrophysical phenomena, including binary star interactions and colliding winds, with implications for supernovae and gravitational wave systems.
The study also used images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Gaia Space Telescope, the San Pedro de Mártir Telescope in Mexico, and the ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile for the reconstruction. "When we first saw the images, we knew we had to do something. We must investigate! The community came together, and from this one image of a randomly chosen nebula, we were able to discern much more precise structures than ever before. The promise of the James Webb Space Telescope is incredible," said De Marco, president of the International Astronomical Union Commission on Planetary Nebulae.
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