APOD: 2025 January 29 – Dust Shells around WR 140 from Webb

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An article published in the journal "Nature Astronomy" reports the observation of 17 dust rings around WR 140, a so-called Wolf-Rayet star that has a very young and massive companion.

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17 dust rings around a pair of stars detected by the James Webb Space Telescope

An article published in the journal 'Nature Astronomy' reports the observation of 17 dust rings around WR 140, a so-called Wolf-Rayet star that has a very...

APOD: 2022 October 13 - Dust Shells around WR 140 from Webb

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