Imaging recource: Webb captures stunning images of the brief, rare, and spectacular Wolf-Rayet phase of a massive star

The James Webb Space Telescope observed a rare Wolf-Rayet star last June, although NASA announced it this week. The star, WR 124, is showcased in unprecedented detail thanks to Webb's sophisticated imaging instruments. WR 124 is about 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. WR 124 is massive – about 30 times more massive than the Sun. Wolf-Rayet, or WR, stars are rare heterogeneous sets of stars. Massive stars like WR 124 "race through their lifecycles," and some, like WR 124, go through a brief Wolf-Rayet phase...
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