NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has made an incredible discovery—long-lived dust shells around multiple Wolf-Rayet stars! These stars, nearing the end of their life cycles, have been shown to contribute to the creation of carbon-rich dust that survives for centuries. This discovery challenges what we thought we knew about cosmic dust, shedding new light on the role of Wolf-Rayet stars in shaping future star and planet systems.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Understanding Wolf-Rayet Stars and Their Role in the Cosmos
02:20 The Webb Telescope’s Groundbreaking Role
04:34 Implications and Future Directions
06:45 Outro
07:27 Enjoy
Credit to : NASA Space News