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NASA's Webb Reveals Stunning Nebula from Wolf-Rayet Stars

7/24/2025

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Astronomers have unveiled breathtaking infrared images of Apep, a nebula born from two powerful Wolf-Rayet stars, thanks to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This groundbreaking data highlights the stars' equally fierce winds and introduces a distant third star, deepening our insight into stellar deaths and the cosmic origins of carbon dust.

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Astronomers have unveiled breathtaking infrared images of Apep, a nebula born from two powerful Wolf-Rayet stars, thanks to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This groundbreaking data highlights the stars' equally fierce winds and introduces a distant third star, deepening our insight into stellar deaths and the cosmic origins of carbon dust.