Well that’s bonkers 😬
— Mark McCaughrean (@markmccaughrean) August 29, 2022
The six-pointed blue structure is an artefact due to optical diffraction from the bright star WR140 in this #JWST MIRI image.
But red curvy-yet-boxy stuff is real, a series of shells around WR140.
Actually in space. Around a star.
HT @spacegeck 👍 https://t.co/6TLjfErL37