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NEW JWST IMAGE shows SEVENTEEN carbon dust shells around a binary star system (storage.science.social)

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NEW JWST IMAGE shows SEVENTEEN carbon dust shells around a binary star system

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 months ago (2 children)

@[email protected] A carbon dust shell is a layer of carbon-rich material expelled from a star in it's later stages of life in which a star ejects these shells due to stellar instability since they are the lighter, outer elements of a star.

It's cool because JWST could even resolve detail like that!! We can also learn more about the carbon chemistry of the system, binary dynamics, and the history of the system :D

[–] cyberpunk007 9 points 3 months ago

Thank you :)

[–] masterofn001 3 points 3 months ago

It can resolve that, but can't see the secret Nazi bases on the moon? Must be fake.

(I'm joking - this is awesome)