The Southern Ring Nebula

The Southern Ring Nebula as photographed by two different instruments of the Webb Space Telescope - in the near-infrared on the left, and in the mid-infrared on the right. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA and STScIn

The Webb Space Telescope photographed the Southern Ring Nebula: the last show of an exploding star

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed details of the Southern Ring Nebula that were previously hidden from astronomers. * For the first time, the second star in the binary system, one of whose members has exploded, can be clearly seen * First article