New image of Ring Nebula reveals what sun might look like as it dies

This image of the Ring Nebula appears as a distorted ‘doughnut’ (M Barlow/N Cox/R Wesson/ESA/Webb/NASA/CSA/PA)

Astronomers have released a new image of the Ring Nebula revealing features in the outer regions of the ring.

The new observations provide a glimpse of what the sun might look like at the end of its life.