This glimpse of the star WR 140 is especially interesting.
WR 140 is a Wolf-Rayet star, a massive and evolved star.
However, with other Wolf-Rayet stars, this sculpting ends up creating spirals.
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Ryan Lau/JWST ERS Team/Judy Schmidt
Our paper on this has been submitted so hey stay tuned for the full story.
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Nope, I don’t know what this is.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA JWST MIRI, Melina Thévenot & Ryan Lau et al.
Some kind of spiral nebula around WR140.
I’m sure we’ll find out more later.
But red curvy-yet-boxy stuff is real, a series of shells around WR140.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA JWST MIRI, Melina Thevenot & Ryan Lau et al.
WR 140s dust is being shaped into those ripples by another star orbiting around it.
One user shared a visualization of this.
Hi Mark, All it’s great to see all of the excitement on this.
Yes, those nested squircular rings are real.
Our paper on this has been submitted so kindly stay tuned for the full story.
