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Wolf-Rayet Apep (MIRI Image) for Super Ultrawide

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's mid-infrared image shows four coiled shells of dust around a pair of Wolf-Rayet stars known as Apep for the first time.

Image Credit:Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Science: Yinuo Han (Caltech), Ryan White (Macquarie University); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)