A fascinating new video lets viewers delve deeper into the universe as NASA’s Super Space Telescope zooms in on a dying star.
The footage reveals how he captures James Webb Telescope The astronomer took dazzling and unprecedented images of the universe by gazing back in time toward the Big Bang, about 13.7 billion years ago.
Astronomers invite the public to enjoy amazing views, as Webb heads towards the planetary nebula 2,500 light-years away from Earth. EarthKnown as the Southern Ring Nebula, according to the Daily Mail.
The nature of a dying star in space
Although it’s called a “planetary nebula,” it actually has nothing to do with planets, instead a giant expanding ball of gas and dust lit by a dying star in its core.
The dust-covered star spews out rings of material for thousands of years spread out in all directions. This is because as stars age, they change the way they produce energy and send with their outer layers, before activating the same material when it gets very hot again.
In short, the telescope aims to look at how the first stars are born, James Webb will also classify how they die, and this includes an unprecedented look at a “stellar nursery” and a “cosmic dance” among a group of galaxies, while Webb also discovered hints of water vapor in the atmosphere atmosphere of a distant exoplanet.
James Webb’s mission dazzles the world
The James Webb Telescope has observed the Southern Ring Nebula, Stefan’s Pentagram, the Carina Nebula, the spectrum of exoplanets WASP-96 b and a group of galaxies known as SMACS 0723.
The latter was seen as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago, although there are many galaxies in front and behind the cluster, including light from a galaxy that traveled for 13.1 billion years before it was captured by Webb’s mirrors.
James Will’s first images were just the tip of the iceberg of what the observatory is expected to achieve over the next 20 years, which could include capturing the first stars to shine, discovering habitable planets in distant galaxies and looking back in time 100-200 million years away. from the big bang.
However, what excited astronomers most, aside from the possibility of witnessing the dawn of the universe more than 13.5 billion years ago, is the unknown that Webb could discover, just like its predecessor, Hubble.
The iconic Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, helped discover dark energy, as well as provide fascinating images of the universe including the Pillars of Creation, one of the most famous images in astronomy.