NASA's James Webb Telescope Captures Rare Image of Star on Brink of Supernova
TL;DR
The JWST has captured a high-resolution image of a rare Wolf-Rayet star, WR 124, which is nearing the end of its life and will soon explode in a supernova. Wolf-Rayet stars are very hot, very bright, and losing mass at a high rate. The image reveals intricate details of the star's elaborate cloud of ejected material, which could provide important insights into the contribution Wolf-Rayet stars make to the interstellar dust budget and the supernova remnants they leave behind. WR 124 is also one of the fastest runaway stars in the Milky Way, with a speed of 190 kilometers per second.
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