The Southern Ring Nebula began when a star shuddered and died, launching its own atmosphere into space like an expanding soap bubble. The part of the star left behind was a scalding-hot core, white dwarf, centered in the James Webb Telescope's image. https://t.co/tpyzrVDbPj pic.twitter.com/8U5IAvrpnR

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