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Wolf-Rayet stars

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JWST captures rare glimpse of Wolf-Rayet star on the way to death by supernova

21 March 2023 Astronomy Now

James Webb captures a detailed infrared image of a Wolf Rayet star as its outer atmosphere is blown off in a brief transition before an eventual supernova explosion.

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Colliding stellar winds hint at possible gamma ray burst to come

19 November 2018 Astronomy Now

Two massive, rapidly-rotating Wolf-Rayet stars are generating a titanic pinwheel of stellar wind-driven dust that hints at a cataclysmic gamma ray burst in the (astronomically) near future.

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Crescent-shaped nebula in Carina harbours energetic Wolf-Rayet star

3 August 2018 Astronomy Now

The European Southern Observatory’s VLT Survey Telescope captures a stunning view of a crescent-shaped nebula 12,000 light years away in the southern constellation Carina where the outflow from a hot Wolf-Rayet star helps shape the lopsided structure.

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Blowing bubbles – Wolf-Rayet stars put on dramatic show

15 June 2018 Astronomy Now

Energetic Wolf-Rayet stars near the end of their lives produce fast-moving stellar winds that can interact with the surrounding interstellar medium to generate spectacular bubbles in space. They rarely emit X-rays, but ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope caught one in the act.

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The dwarf galaxy that reveals the history of the universe

24 March 2015 Astronomy Now

Dwarf galaxy I Zw 18 stands out for its extreme scarcity of heavy elements, a characteristic typical of primeval galaxies. A map of ionised helium in the galaxy has just been published, indicating the presence of peculiar stars similar to the first that ever shone in the universe.

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News Headlines

  • The Great Square of Pegasus: heralding autumn
    11 September 2023
  • New comet predicted to brighten rapidly as it sprints Sunwards
    18 August 2023
  • NASA picks up faint carrier signal from Voyager 2
    2 August 2023
  • Razor-sharp test images show Euclid’s instruments performing as expected
    31 July 2023
  • NASA loses touch with Voyager 2; waits for craft to ‘phone home’
    31 July 2023
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