NASA James Webb's Captures Southern Ring Nebula, Proving It's More Advanced Than Other Space Telescopes

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope releases more space images, including the new Southern Ring Nebula.

For the past few years, this galactic formation has been hidden since the space telescope before JWST could not capture it.

However, thanks to the advanced features of James Webb, it was able to take the astounding image of the so-called Southern Ring Nebula.

For those who are not familiar with nebulae, these are shells of dust and gas formed by dying stars. This means that they emit tons of light, leading to a spectacular space display.

NASA James Webb's Captures Southern Ring Nebula

NASA Gov's official report published the latest photo captured by JWST on July 12. The international space agency also posted an astonishing image on its official Twitter account.

Thanks to this, many people are now able to see the actual appearance of the Southern Ring Nebula.

As of writing, the official Twitter post of NASA has already generated more than 35,000 likes, 1,300 quote tweets, and 8,900 retweets.

"The details are just....mindblowing! All those little filaments, casting shadows and rays on the nearby gas clouds, giving the appearance of orange flames!" said one of the Twitter users who re-posted NASA's tweet.

What Does Southern Ring Nebula Look Like?

The latest Southern Ring Nebula image of JWST shows a formation of dust and gas, which is what nebulae commonly consist of.

James Webb's features generated a very detailed photo of the planetary formation, showing the space materials being released by the dying star.

In the middle, the red giant can also be seen as well. Aside from this, a white dwarf with its companion star was also captured by JWST's advanced infrared function.

NASA explained that two cameras of James Webb were used to capture the newest Southern Ring Nebula photo. Unlike the previous images, the planetary formation's look was pretty dull.

For example, the 1998 photo captured by NASA Hubble Space Telescope shows only one faint light (the red giant) in the middle of a brown gas formation.

Meanwhile, the version of JWST shows a sharper version, with all the nebula's roughness around the edges of its formation. In the background, stars were also captured.

On the other hand, NASA JWST's NIRISS modes were developed to capture crips images of the universe.

Previously, James Webb's first image was published, offering the deepest photo of space.

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Written by: Griffin Davis