NASA’s Webb Traces Details of Complex Planetary Nebula - Flickr - James Webb Space Telescope

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Dare to be different ⭐ ⭐ A planetary nebula is made up of gas and dust ejected from a star, like our Sun, late in its life. They’re typically circular, elliptical, or bi-polar, but some stray from the norm! Webb’s newest look at NGC 6072 reveals an unusual, asymmetrical scene, potentially caused by a binary star system (two stars orbiting one another)! This image is from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and it highlights the multiple elliptical outflows jetting out from the center. Astronomers say this is evidence that there are likely at least two stars here. Specifically, a companion st