Stunning Images Capture the Spectacular Demise of a Star and Nebula

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured stunning images of the Ring Nebula, a dying star located 2,750 light-years away. The high-resolution images reveal intricate details of the nebula's expanding shell and the inner region around the central white dwarf. Scientists hope that studying the Ring Nebula with the JWST will provide insights into the processes of stellar evolution and the elements released into the cosmos. The observations have already uncovered unexpected complexity and the presence of large, carbon-based molecules whose origin is currently unknown.