NASA shares spectacular pictures of the Ring Nebula

NASA shares spectacular pictures of the Ring Nebula

In This Pic : Ring Nebula

About 2,200 light-years away from Earth lie the doughnut-shaped remains of a dying star — remnants that form a structure famously known as the Ring Nebula. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has earned a rather breathtaking new view of this cosmic halo.

In This Pic : Ring Nebula

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The latest images revealed the never-before-seen details in the outer regions of the ring. "When we first saw the images, we were stunned by the amount of detail in them. The bright ring that gives the nebula its name is composed of about 20,000 individual clumps of dense molecular hydrogen gas, each of them about as massive as the Earth," Roger Wesson from Cardiff University said in a statement.

In This Pic : Ring Nebula

The Webb's images showcased the Ring Nebula's intricate structures, its rings, bubbles and wispy clouds in unprecedented detail. "This time, the Nebula's inner cavity hosts shades of blue and green, while the detailed ring transitions through shades of orange in the inner regions and pink in the outer region. Stars litter the scene, with a particularly prominent star with 8 long spikes in the top right corner," explained NASA on its social media post.

In This Pic : Ring Nebula

The Ring Nebula is considered one of the greatest examples of Planetary Nebulas we have so far.

In This Pic : Ring Nebula