Rayet

Wolf–Rayet stars, often abbreviated as WR stars, are a rare heterogeneous set of stars with unusual spectra showing prominent broad emission lines of ionised helium and highly ionised nitrogen or carbon.

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Webb Captures Extremely Luminous and Hot Wolf-Rayet Star

Prelude to a Supernova: The James Webb Captures a Rare Wolf-Rayet Star

Nested dust shells around the Wolf–Rayet binary WR 140 observed with JWST