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                                2025 August 5
    [2]A starfield is shown dominated by a complex nebula shown with many
   red filaments and with a light glow in a region near the center. Please
             see the explanation for more detailed information.

               NGC 6072: A Complex Planetary Nebula from Webb
          Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]ESA, [5]CSA, [6]STScI, [7]JWST

   Explanation: Why is this nebula so complex? The [8]Webb Space Telescope
   has imaged a nebula in great detail that is thought to have emerged
   from a [9]Sun-like star. [10]NGC 6072 has been resolved into one of the
   more unusual and complex examples of [11]planetary nebula. The
   [12]featured image is in [13]infrared light with the red color
   highlighting cool [14]hydrogen gas. [15]Study of previous images of NGC
   6072 indicated several likely [16]outflows and two [17]disks inside the
   jumbled gas, while the new Webb image resolves new features likely
   including one disk's edge protruding on the central left. A [18]leading
   origin hypothesis holds that the nebula's complexity is caused or
   enhanced by multiple outbursts from a star in a [19]multi-star system
   near the center.

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  12. https://science.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/goddard/nasas-webb-traces-details-of-complex-planetary-nebula/
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