The Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death. NASA released the picture Tuesday at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. The observation was among the first made by Webb following its launch in late 2021. Its infrared eyes observed all the gas and dust flung into space by a huge, hot star 15,000 light-years away. A light-year is about 5.8 trillion miles. Shimmering in purple like a cherry blossom, the cast-off material once comprised the star's outer layer. The Hubble Space Telescope snapped a shot of the same transitioning star a few decades ago, but it appeared more like a fireball without the delicate details. Also Read: Nasa issues second image of ‘Pillars of Creation’ taken by James Webb telescope Such a transformation occurs only with some stars and normally is the last step before they explode, going supernova, according to scientists. “We’ve never seen it like that before. It’s really exciting,” said Macarena Garcia Marin, a European Space Agency scientist who is part of the project. This star in the constellation Sagittarius, officially known as WR 124, is 30 times as massive as our sun and already has shed enough material to account for 10 suns, according to NASA.  

AKASH DTH, the country’s legal broadcaster of popular channels of STAR, is distributing Star Plus, Star Gold, Star Jalsha, Jalsha Movies, National Geography, Star Bharat, and Star Sports.   AKASH DTH says it has the government’s permission to broadcast Star channels while unscrupulous businessmen are using illegal Indian DTH connections in Bangladesh for redistributing various channels.   AKASH users can purchase a monthly subscription of AKASH Standard with 120+ channels, including 40+ HD, for Tk 399 and AKASH Lite with 70+ channels, including 20 HD channels, for Tk 249 under the regular and basic connections. All channels are legal and approved by the government, it said in a press release.   AKASH DTH’s Head of Marketing & Business Development Muhammad Abul Khair Chowdhury said, “We’re fully committed to delivering the best experience of TV viewing to the country’s people complying with all relevant rules and regulations.” He said they pay 15 percent VAT to the government on their service and paid all necessary duties and taxes for each Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)/devices that are imported and sold to customers.   He said the sector could be a big source of VAT for the government.   AKASH DTH started to provide its service using the feed of the Bangabandhu satellite-1 from May last year. It is available in all 64 districts and can be viewed from any corner of Bangladesh with the same quality. AKASH is unique for uninterrupted and quality TV watching, the company says.