"Most of the external layers of a massive star are removed during the supernova, but some material falls back, making the neutron star spin faster." ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) picture of the month for February 2025 is showing off the power of planet formation.

The newly obtained JWST images of Westerlund 1 show many evolved, massive stars violently shedding their outer layers with bright ... amounts of energy from stellar winds and radiation are ...