Hubble Sees A More Holistic View Of The Butterfly Nebula Or NGC 6302

Hubble sees a more holistic view of the Butterfly Nebula or NGC 6302

Hubble was recently retrained on NGC 6302, known as the "Butterfly Nebula," to observe it across a more complete spectrum of light, from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared, helping researchers better understand the mechanics at work in its technicolor "wings" of gas. The "wings" of NGC 6302 are regions of gas heated to more than 36,000 degrees Fahrenheit that are tearing across space at more than 600,000 miles an hour. NGC 6302 lies between 2,500 and 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.

Mercury in color

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The Pillars of Creation at the centre of M16 or the Eagle Nebula

Credits: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant 

The supernova remnant has an estimated age of about 40,000 years, meaning light from the massive stellar explosion first reached Earth 40,000 years ago. But the expanding remnant is not the only aftermath. The cosmic catastrophe also left behind a spinning neutron star or pulsar, all that remains of the original star's core.

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Boomerang Nebula – the coldest known place in Space, remastered.

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Galaxy M33//NGC 598 grabbed by Hubble

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