JWST peers into the Crystal Ball Nebula to unveil a stellar finale

A star like the Sun lives modestly for billions of years, converting the nuclear fuel in its core into energy that ultimately escapes as light and heat. But the most spectacular phase of a Sun-like star’s existence lasts only tens of thousands of years and coincides with its death. The star puffs off its outer layersContinue reading “JWST peers into the Crystal Ball Nebula to unveil a stellar finale”
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