As of December 25, 2021, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), put into operation the james webb telescopeone of the observatories newest and most expensive spatial systems in the organization. It is estimated that to manufacture it and put it into operation, around 10 billion dollars.
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However, thanks to this various discoveries have been made as is the case of different exoplanets and other shots that astonished the entire scientific community, since according to them, thanks to this telescope the different pillars of the creation of the universe could be discovered.
This Tuesday, March 14, the experts showed the latest discoveries of this telescope. For this they revealed the photograph of an image never seen before. It’s about the Wolf-Rayet star, one of the brightest and most massive known: “Massive stars race through their life cycles, and only some of them go through a brief Wolf-Rayet phase before going supernova, making Webb’s detailed observations of this rare phase valuable to astronomers. ”, NASA appreciated.
This star was one of the first telescope observations James Webb in June 2022. this star It is located 15,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius.
The Wolf-Rayet star 124 has 30 times the mass of the Sun and has thrown value for more than 10 soles. Because it is in the process of shedding its outer layers, halos of gas and dust can be witnessed: “As the expelled gas moves away from the star and cools, cosmic dust forms and glows in infrared light. detectable by Webb, explained the Space Administration.
Why is cosmic dust so important?
For astronomers, cosmic dust is essential for the functioning of the universe, since it houses infinite stars in formation, it helps to form planets. In addition, it acts as a platform for molecules to form and clump together, including basic components of life on Earth. In the article, NASA claimed that “The universe is operating on a budget surplus of dust.
Around 1:00 in the afternoon, Colombian time, in NASA digital channels The South by Southwest conference was held live in Austin, Texas, experts from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). The experts also discussed how JWST will continue to explore the unknown territories of our cosmos.