The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured its first set of striking images of the Ring Nebula (M57), revealing detail and intricate features of the final stages of a dying star. Located about 2,200 light-years from Earth, the nebula is shaped like a distorted doughnut molded from the outer layers expelled thousands of years agoContinue reading “JWST sees the Ring Nebula in a new light”

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