Webb Telescope unveils doomed star hidden in dust
October 08, 2025
October 08, 2025
EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 8 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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Webb Telescope unveils doomed star hidden in dust
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* Link to: Northwestern Now Story
* * According to theory, massive red supergiant stars should cause most supernovae, yet they are rarely observed
* * New James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations indicate these supernovae likely can occur but are hidden in dust
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Webb Telescope unveils doomed star hidden in dust
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* Link to: Northwestern Now Story
* * According to theory, massive red supergiant stars should cause most supernovae, yet they are rarely observed
* * New James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations indicate these supernovae likely can occur but are hidden in dust