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NEW JWST IMAGE shows SEVENTEEN carbon dust shells around a binary star system
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NEW JWST IMAGE shows SEVENTEEN carbon dust shells around a binary star system
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@[email protected] A carbon dust shell is a layer of carbon-rich material expelled from a star in it's later stages of life in which a star ejects these shells due to stellar instability since they are the lighter, outer elements of a star.
It's cool because JWST could even resolve detail like that!! We can also learn more about the carbon chemistry of the system, binary dynamics, and the history of the system :D
Thank you :)
Ooh, I guess it can discern surface of close stars as well? Like, the betelgeuse image but in better resolution.
It can resolve that, but can't see the secret Nazi bases on the moon? Must be fake.
(I'm joking - this is awesome)