Planetary Nebula NGC 6072: NIRCam & MIRI infrared images | Webb Telescope

Planetary Nebula NGC 6072: NIRCam & MIRI infrared images | Webb Telescope

Webb’s newest look at planetary nebula NGC 6072 in the near- and mid-infrared shows what may appear as a very messy scene resembling splattered paint. However, the unusual, asymmetrical scene hints at more complicated mechanisms underway, as the star central to the scene approaches the very final stages of its life and expels shells of material, losing up to 80 percent of its mass.

Credit:

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb)

Duration: 30 seconds
Release Date: July 30, 2025

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