The Webb Space Telescope captures a rare image of the universe again! The US space agency (NASA) released a “dying” picture of the WR 124 star on the 14th. The outer layers of the star were ejected into space and scattered, like a cherry blossom shining with purple-gold light, which surprised scientists.
According to reports from the Associated Press and the space information website “Space.com”, the Wolf-Rayet star “WR 124” is located in the constellation Sagittarius, about 15,000 light-years away from the earth, and its mass is estimated to be 30 times that of the sun. times as much.
NASA released the “dying” picture of the WR 124 star on the 14th, like a purple cherry blossom blooming beautiful petals, which amazed scientists.Associated Press
NASA released images from the Webb Space Telescope last July showing the “cosmic cliff” of the Carina Nebula.
The space telescope took pictures of it last June, and WR 124 can be seen spewing out bright clouds of gas, forming a nebula, before it explodes as a supernova.
The Webb Space Telescope captured six giant galaxies that appeared about 700 million years after the Big Bang.
The Webb Space Telescope captures the majestic spectacle of the “Pillars of Creation.”profile picture
NASA officials said that the nebula ejected by WR 124 has a mass more than 10 times that of the sun. “Cosmic dust is important because it protects developing stars, clumps together to form planets, and serves as a platform for molecular formation and aggregation — such as the origin of life on Earth,” NASA said. “Nonetheless, there is much dust beyond astronomy As far as the family can understand at present.”
Webb teamed up with the Hubble Space Telescope to capture this colorful spiral of the Phantom galaxy.
The galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, captured by the Webb Space Telescope, shows part of the image in light from shortly after the Big Bang.
In fact, this is not the first time NASA has observed the star WR 124. Decades ago, the Hubble Space Telescope also took pictures of the star, which at the time looked like a fireball with little detail.
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope.
The Webb telescope, which cost $10 billion to build, mainly observes infrared light, which is wider than the Hubble telescope. It is expected to help scientists solve more mysteries about cosmic dust.
NASA released the “dying” picture of the WR 124 star on the 14th, like a purple cherry blossom blooming beautiful petals, which amazed scientists.Associated Press
