The defining trait of a Wolf-Rayet star—a low abundance of hydrogen ... The new image was almost the same spiral shape as before but rotated by about 90 degrees. The spiral was real, and ...

The 'cosmic superbloom' is the latest image taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and it features the rare prelude to a supernova in the blooming shape of a Wolf-Rayet star - WR 124.