Space Sparks Episode 10: Wolf-Rayet 124 - A Star in Transition @HubbleESA

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A Wolf-Rayet star is a rare prelude to the famous final act of a massive star: the supernova.

As one of its first observations in 2022, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope captured the Wolf-Rayet star WR 124 in unprecedented detail. Learn more in this Space Sparks episode.

More information and download options: esawebb.org/videos/weic2307a

Credit:
Directed by: Bethany Downer
Editing: Nico Bartmann
Web and technical support: Enciso Systems
Written by: Bethany Downer
Music: Stellardrone - The Belt of Orion
Footage and photos: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team, DSS, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb), E. Slawik, N. Risinger, D. de Martin (ESA/Webb), M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)

Transition Video: Webbs views of NGC 4449

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Pan: Everything, in one place, all at once

$Pan of Pandora’s Cluster Astronomers estimate 50 000 sources of near-infrared light are represented in this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Their light has travelled through various distances to reach the telescope’s detectors, representing the vastness of space in a single image. A foreground star in our own galaxy, to the right of the image centre, displays Webb’s distinctive diffraction spikes. Bright white sources surrounded by a hazy glow are the galaxies of Pandora’s Cluster, a conglomeration of already-massive clusters of galaxies coming together to form a mega cluster. The concentration of mass is so great that the fabric of spacetime is warped by gravity, creating a natural, super-magnifying glass called a gravitational lens that astronomers can use to see very distant sources of light beyond the cluster that would otherwise be undetectable, even to Webb. More information and download options: http://esawebb.org/videos/weic2305a/ Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, I. Labbe (Swinburne University of Technology), R. Bezanson (University of Pittsburgh), A. Pagan (STScI), N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) Music: Stellardrone – Twilight$