Tag: NGC1637
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JWST Uncovers Hidden Doomed Star Behind SN 2025pht, Shedding Light on Red Supergiant Explosions
A New Look at a Silent Progenitor The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has offered astronomers a rare glimpse of a hidden star on the eve of its dramatic finale. In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers report that the progenitor of the supernova SN 2025pht—an enormous red supergiant—was virtually invisible in…