On July 11, 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope finished its commissioning and commenced science operations. In the three ...

New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula.

Feast your eyes on the most mesmerizing feline foot known to humankind. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured this ...

Hubble was recently retrained on the Butterfly Nebula to capture a fuller light spectrum, revealing more about the gas dynamics in its colorful wings Caldwell 33, also known as the Eastern Veil ...

By MC Science Desk | March 21, 2025 How the Beautiful Butterfly Nebula Gets Its Mesmerising Wings? A stunning cosmic hourglass has formed from a double-star system’s birth.

This butterfly shaped nebula is the perfect target for the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about star formation.

Scientists have used the Hubble telescope to capture images of the Butterfly Nebula, giving a glimpse of how our star will look after death.

The Butterfly Nebula spans about 3 light-years, with massive, glowing wings of gas and dust. A thick ring of dust hides the star from direct view, shaping the nebula’s appearance.

M2-9 is a striking example of a "butterfly" or a bipolar planetary nebula. Another more revealing name might be the "Twin Jet Nebula." If the nebula is sliced across the star, each side of it ...

Butterfly emerges from stellar demise in planetary nebula: The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), a new camera aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, snapped this image of the planetary nebula ...

Hubble’s image of the Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302) shows teal gas emanating from a white core, forming a striking butterfly-like shape with vibrant “wings.