{"id":13585,"date":"2025-04-21T18:05:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/fuzzy-rings-of-a-dying-star\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T18:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:05:24","slug":"fuzzy-rings-of-a-dying-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/fuzzy-rings-of-a-dying-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuzzy Rings of a Dying Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fuzzy Rings of a Dying Star<\/h2>\n

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NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope has taken the most detailed image of planetary nebula NGC 1514 to date thanks to its unique mid-infrared observations. Webb shows its rings as intricate clumps of dust. It\u2019s also easier to see holes punched through the bright pink central region.<\/div>\n
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Michael Ressler (NASA-JPL), Dave Jones (IAC)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In this photo released on April 14, 2025, NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope revealed the gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514. Using mid-infrared data showed the \u201cfuzzy\u201d clumps arranged in tangled patterns, and a network of clearer holes close to the central stars shows where faster material punched through.<\/p>\n

This scene has been forming for at least 4,000 years \u2014 and will continue to change over many more millennia. At the center are two stars that appear as one in Webb\u2019s observation, and are set off with brilliant\u00a0diffraction spikes<\/a>. The stars follow a tight, elongated nine-year orbit and are draped in an arc of dust represented in orange.<\/p>\n

One of these stars, which used to be several times more massive than our Sun, took the lead role in producing this scene. \u201cAs it evolved, it puffed up, throwing off layers of gas and dust in in a very slow, dense stellar wind,\u201d said David Jones, a senior scientist at the Institute of Astrophysics on the Canary Islands, who proved there is a binary star system at the center in 2017.<\/p>\n

Learn more about planetary nebula NGC 1514.<\/a><\/p>\n

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Michael Ressler (NASA-JPL), Dave Jones (IAC)<\/em><\/p>\n

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In this photo released on April 14, 2025, NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope revealed the gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514. Using mid-infrared data showed the \u201cfuzzy\u201d clumps arranged in tangled patterns, and a network of clearer holes close to the central stars shows where faster material [\u2026] Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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