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NASA has released a stunning new image, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, of a massive star about to explode. <\/p>\n

The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space observatory ever, documented a unique view of the Wolf-Rayet star, one of the brightest, largest and shortest-lived stars. <\/p>\n

Thanks to its powerful infrared instruments, the telescope revealed unparalleled detail on the star Wolf Rayet 124 (WR 124), located 15,000 light-years away. The star is 30 times the mass of the sun, and has so far emitted material equivalent to 10 suns, reports Al-Rai daily. <\/p>\n

Cosmic dust is formed when the ejected gas cools and travels away from the star. The James Webb telescope can document this as it shines in infrared light. <\/p>\n

Astronomers are interested in the beginning of cosmic dust, because it could have survived a “supernova” explosion and added to the overall “dust mass” of the universe. <\/p>\n

A “supernova” is an astronomical event that occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star’s life, in which a massive starburst occurs. <\/p>\n

Dust is essential to how the universe works, as it shields young stars, collects to help form planets, and provides a surface for molecules to form and clump together, including those that make up the source of life on Earth. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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