Monday, January 11, 2016

NGC 6302: A vast cosmic butterfly

NGC 6302: A vast cosmic butterflyformed when a bloated red giant star transformed into a tiny white dwarf, belching about half its mass into space in the process.

formed when a bloated red giant star transformed into a tiny white dwarf, belching about half its mass into space in the process.



Image of ngc6302

A glorious cosmic butterffly imaged by the HST (Image credit: NASA/ESA)

Image of ngc6302

A glorious cosmic butterffly imaged by the HST (Image credit: NASA/ESA)

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