"Day 18 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: A Spider Among the Stars. About 5,000 light-years away, the Red Spider Nebula is the result of the spectacular final act of a dying star. The James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged this planetary nebula, showing the glowing outer layers of the star-which have been cast off for thousands of years, blasted into space in all directions-against a backdrop of countless other stars in our own galaxy."
"See the full advent calendar here, where a new image will be revealed each day until December 25."
The Red Spider Nebula lies about 5,000 light-years from Earth and represents the dramatic final act of a dying star. The nebula consists of glowing outer layers that the star cast off over thousands of years. Those layers have been blasted into space in all directions, forming the visible spider-like structure. The James Webb Space Telescope captured detailed imagery of the planetary nebula and its material. The nebula appears against a dense backdrop of countless stars within the Milky Way. The image is featured as part of a space telescope advent calendar series.
Read at The Atlantic
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