{"id":42871,"date":"2023-03-15T09:55:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=117092"},"modified":"2023-03-15T10:32:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T10:32:30","slug":"new-webb-image-shows-brief-stage-of-a-massive-star-about-to-go-supernova","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/new-webb-image-shows-brief-stage-of-a-massive-star-about-to-go-supernova\/","title":{"rendered":"New Webb image shows brief stage of a massive star about to go supernova"},"content":{"rendered":"

WR 124 is 30 times the mass of our own Sun and has so far ejected 10 Suns\u2019 worth of material into space. <\/p>

By Iain Todd\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 15 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The James Webb Space Telescope has captured spectacular image of a Wolf-Rayet star, the final stage in a massive star\u2019s life before it explodes as a supernova<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The star, known as WR 124, is located 15,000 lightyears away and can be found in the constellation Sagittarius.<\/p>\n

See the latest James Webb Space Telescope images<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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