- NASA’s Webb Captures Dying Star’s Final ‘Performance’ in Fine Detail (webbtelescope.org)
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has cast the Southern Ring Nebula in an entirely new light. By observing the nebula in mid-infrared wavelengths, Webb has unveiled the second, dusty star at the center of the nebula in far more detail. The star closely orbits its companion as it periodically ejects layers of gas and dust. Together, the swirling duo have created a fantastic landscape of asymmetrical shells. Webb’s near-infrared light image hones in on “spotlights” from the stars, where light travels through holes in the nebula’s dusty ejections.
- Karoline Leavitt (Wikipedia)
Karoline Claire Leavitt (/lɛvɪt/ LEV-it; born August 24, 1997) is an American spokesperson who has served as the White House press secretary since 2025. She was the Republican candidate in the United States House of Representatives election for New Hampshire’s first congressional district in 2022.