New images of the Ring Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are helping scientists study how planetary nebulae form and chemical evolution within them.
Theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku explains the significance of new images provided by NASA's Webb Space Telescope on 'Sunday Night in America.'The images were released Thursday by an international team of astronomers, including three from the Canadian Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration. In addition to the main ring, halo and the interior filled with hot gas, the star that ejected the material is visible at the center.
Located approximately 2,600 light-years from Earth, the nebula was born from a dying star that expelled its outer layers into space. Western University notes that the variety of shapes and patterns for nebulae is due to the"complex interplay of physical processes not well understood yet."Radiation from the center star lights up these layers, and chemical elements in the nebula emit light of specific colors, allowing researchers to study the objects' chemical evolution.
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