Webb Telescope Reveals Dead Star's Core

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a detailed look at the Helix Nebula, also known as the Eye of Sauron or Eye of God.

This nebula is made up of layers of gas and dust that were shed by a dying star.

At the center of the nebula, there is a white dwarf, which is the core of the dead star.

This white dwarf is very bright and is releasing hot material that collides with the cooler gas and dust around it.

The interaction between the hot and cold gas gives the nebula its unique shape.

The material being released by the white dwarf will eventually form new planets and stars.

This process is similar to what will happen to our Sun billions of years from now.

The telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) captured detailed images of the nebula, revealing comet-like knots and cloudy pillars that look like flames.

The nebula's unique shape comes from how the hot gas interacts with the cold shell of gas and dust.