NASA Webb telescope captures star on cusp of death

The spectacular image of a star ready to explode captured by the James-Webb telescope

NASA has transmitted the photographs of this space phenomenon, which is both very rare and very violent. You can see a star about to explode and turn into a supernova.

NASA Webb telescope captures star on cusp of death

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death.

Rare image of dying star captured on James Webb space telescope

Shimmering in purple like a cherry blossom, the cast-off material once comprised the star's outer layer. It was one of the first made by the telescope when it launched in 2021

Webb Telescope captures star's dying moments just before Supernova; Why is it a rare image?

Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed Wolf-Rayet phase of a star before it ends into supernova. The star is located 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagitta.

Webb telescope captures star going supernova on cusp of death

WR-124, star 30 times as massive as our sun, photographed shedding dust and gas into space in its final throes before expected explosion

Nasa Webb telescope captures star on cusp of death

The Hubble Space Telescope snapped a shot of the same transitioning star a few decades ago, but it appeared more like a fireball without the delicate details.