Webb observes expanding carbon-rich dust shells in star system
Friday, 17 January 2025 () Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Astronomers have made significant progress in understanding how carbon, an element vital for life, is dispersed throughout the cosmos. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have taken a closer look at Wolf-Rayet 140, a system of two massive stars in the Milky Way that serves as a dynamic source of carbon-rich dust. When the stars in Wolf-Rayet 140 approach one another in thei
Friday, 17 January 2025 ()
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025