🆕 Webb has looked into the heart of a cosmic butterfly ✨🦋
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details in the core of the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302. From the dense, dusty torus that surrounds the star hidden at the centre of the nebula to its outflowing jets, the Webb observations reveal many new discoveries that paint a never-before-seen portrait of a dynamic and structured planetary nebula.
1️⃣ Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Webb and ALMA image) 2️⃣ Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Optical Hubble image) 3️⃣ Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Near-infrared Hubble image) 4️⃣ Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Hubble and Webb + ALMA images, stacked) 5️⃣ Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Webb and ALMA image, annotated)
European Space Agency, ESA
🆕 Webb has looked into the heart of a cosmic butterfly ✨🦋
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details in the core of the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302. From the dense, dusty torus that surrounds the star hidden at the centre of the nebula to its outflowing jets, the Webb observations reveal many new discoveries that paint a never-before-seen portrait of a dynamic and structured planetary nebula.
1️⃣ Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Webb and ALMA image)
2️⃣ Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Optical Hubble image)
3️⃣ Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Near-infrared Hubble image)
4️⃣ Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Hubble and Webb + ALMA images, stacked)
5️⃣ Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Webb and ALMA image, annotated)
More 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb…
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