NASA has released images captured by the Webb Space Telescope of binary stars forming “fingerprints” in space. This rare cosmic sight consists of dust rings produced by stars and their companions. This pair of stars, more than 5,000 light-years from Earth, is collectively known as Wolf-Rayet 140. When the two stars in Wolf-Rayet 140 come close, their stellar winds collide with compressed gas and form a ring of dust. The orbits of the two stars clump together about every eight years, creating a ring of dust. This “fingerprint” pattern of the universe consists of at least 17 concentric rings of dust.
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