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Wolf-Rayet 124

Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team

A composite near- and mid-infrared image of an ancient and massive star. As the star ages, it is rapidly losing mass, likely culminating in a supernova—an explosive stellar death—down the line. It was imaged by the Webb Space Telescope in March.

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