2023.02.28

JWST Glimpses Dazzling Stellar Spirals

A new image of a star surrounded by strange swirls reveals a hidden chapter in the story of the cosmos

Infrared JWST observations of the WR 140 system show a huge and complex spiral structure of gas flowing away from the stars in the center. (credit: NASA /ESA /CSA /STScI /JPL-Caltech)

Infrared JWST observations of the WR 140 system show a huge and complex spiral structure of gas flowing away from the stars in the center. (credit: NASA /ESA /CSA /STScI /JPL-Caltech)

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