NASA JWST Captures Rare Image of Star going Supernova

US space agency NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a surprising image of WR 124, a rare Wolf-Mayet star exploding or going supernova. This star is approximately 30 times the size of our Sun. The outer layers of this star are seen emerging. This has thrown up a large amount of dust and other material which is dazzling. The explosion of a star during its cycle is called a supernova.

Published on LiveScience Report NASA officials were quoted as saying, “Only a few of the larger stars reach such a phase before becoming supernova. This is very important for astronomers to understand the mysteries of space.” This very large star is located 15,000 light years away. The James Webb Telescope took its image for the first time in June last year. The cloud can engulf the star when it goes supernova and propel the dust into the universe. NASA officials say dust plays an important role in how the universe works. It shields the newly forming stars.

There is more dust in the universe than astronomers estimate. This type of image can provide information about the mysterious source of this dust. Before the James Webb Telescope, astronomers did not have enough information about the formation of dust in environments like WR 124. Research in this regard can be increased after receiving actual data.

Recently, NASA’s Curiosity spacecraft took clear images of the sun’s rays on Mars. This image was taken as part of the Twilight Cloud Survey series. This survey started in January and will continue till mid-March. The sun’s rays are also called crepuscular rays. They are visible when sunlight shines through the space between clouds. This is the first time that the Sun’s rays have been clearly visible on Mars. On Earth, these rays are most visible in hazy conditions, when light is scattered by smoke, dust and other particles in the atmosphere. These rays appear to meet at one point across the cloud but in reality they move parallel to each other.