Cosmic Ring Captured, Massive Star Destroyed by Giant Black Hole: This Week @NASA

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured unprecedented detail of the Ring Nebula, a planetary nebula formed by a dying star shedding its outer layers. The telescope's NIRCam revealed intricate filament structures within the inner ring. Additionally, NASA's upcoming Psyche mission, set to launch in October, is highlighted in a video series showcasing the team behind the mission. The mission aims to explore a metal-rich asteroid and provide insights into the formation of rocky planets. Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton have studied material from a star torn apart by a giant black hole, revealing it to be one of the most massive stars ever observed being destroyed by a black hole. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has begun integrating and testing the spacecraft's harness, which functions as the telescope's nervous system, enabling communication between its instruments and monitoring its functions.