13 Oct 2022

NASA images show stardust forming around stars

From Morning Report, 7:56 am on 13 October 2022

You might need to look twice at NASA images being released this morning for rings of stardust forming around stars.

Scientists say the pictures, which were captured by the James Webb telescope, are unbelievable.

The rings are created by stellar winds colliding, and could contain chemicals which are important for galaxies.

University of Auckland astrophysicist Jan Eldridge spoke to Kim Hill.