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The James Webb Space Telescope photographed an oddly symmetric, hourglass-like ring structure around a dying star about to go supernova — and astronomers aren't sure what's causing it. What do you think is behind the phenomenon?

A James Webb űrtávcső friss felvétele egy haldokló csillag körüli furcsa, rendkívül szimmetrikus struktúrát fedett fel, amit a csillagászok sem tudnak egyértelműen megmagyarázni.

  • An invisible companion star is shaping the ejected gas cloud
  • The star's strong magnetic field is arranging the dust and gas symmetrically
  • Earlier waves of mass ejection are colliding and layering on top of each other
  • Nobody knows for sure yet — a good reminder of how much mystery is still out there