The main image at left shows a combined Webb and Hubble view of spiral galaxy NGC 1637, with the region of interest in the top right. The remaining three panels show a detailed view of a red supergiant star before and after it exploded. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI voa SWNS)
The most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star hidden in dust before it exploded has been captured by astronomers.
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The star is not visible in the Hubble image before the explosion, but appears in the Webb image. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI via SWNS)
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Hubble and Webb looks after the explosion. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI via SWNS)
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A combined Webb and Hubble view of spiral galaxy NGC 1637. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI via SWNS)
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