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  1. Red Spider Planetary Nebula from Webb

    The Red Spider Planetary Nebula shows the complex structure that can result when a normal star ejects its outer gases and becomes a white dwarf star. Officially tagged NGC 6537, this two-lobed symmetric planetary nebula houses one of the hottest white dwarfs ever observed, probably as part of a binary star system.

    Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. H. Kastner (RIT)

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