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Webb Found New Star About to Explode 0 (0)

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a very rare event where a star is just about to explode. The massive star, known as WR 124, is currently going through the Wolf-Rayet phase. You are welcome to support us so we can create more quality content: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cosmoknowledge Source: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-telescope-captures-rarely-seen-prelude-to-supernova WATCH MORE VIDEOS: Betelgeuse is Dying Before our Eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Na72eehQMQ Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmoknowledge Twitter ► https://twitter.com/cosmoknowledge Produced, directed, and edited by: Ardit Bicaj Narrated by: Russell Archey https://www.ravonmedia.com/ [See More…]

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What’s Behind This Webb Image? 0 (0)

One of the most dazzling images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is this image of a distant extreme star system surrounded by surreal concentric geometric rings. The binary star is called WR140. Author: Peter Tuthill (Astrophysicist, University of Sydney) Republished from an article by The Conversation with permission from Peter Tuthill. Original article: https://theconversation.com/alien-megastructures-cosmic-thumbprint-whats-behind-a-james-webb-telescope-photo-that-had-even-astronomers-stumped-192249 Title: Alien megastructures? Cosmic thumbprint? What’s behind a James Webb telescope photo that had even astronomers stumped Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05155-5 WATCH MORE VIDEOS: Webb Captures First Direct Image Of Exoplanet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNYE9XxmOLo Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► [See More…]

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Webb Telescope Captured Some Unusual Rings 0 (0)

A beautiful image from the Webb telescope shows rings of hydrogen gas and dust that has erupted from the larger star in this binary system each time it passes close by its companion. Surrounded by the gaseous rings is a Wolf-Rayet star known as WR140. Sources: https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/w/wolf-rayet+star#:~:text=These%20winds%20eject%20about%2010,stars%20have%20narrow%20emission%20lines). WATCH MORE: Webb Just Imaged The Tarantula Nebula https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXrvf5RC9k Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmoknowledge Twitter ► https://twitter.com/cosmoknowledge Produced, directed, and edited by: Ardit Bicaj Narrated by: Russell Archey https://www.ravonmedia.com/ Graphics: NASA ESA CSA [See More…]