US EditionTelescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly
- A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning picture of a cosmic butterfly nebula named the Butterfly Nebula, located in the constellation Scorpius.
- The Butterfly Nebula is a bipolar nebula formed by gas expelled from a white dwarf star, and the gas glows due to the star's heat.
- Schoolchildren in Chile chose this astronomical target to celebrate 25 years of operation by the International Gemini Observatory.
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Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. The National Science Foundation’s NoirLab released the picture Wednesday. Snapped last month by the Gemini South telescope, the aptly named Butterfly Nebula is 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. A single light-year is 6 trillion miles. At the heart of this bipolar nebula is a wh…
Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. The National Science Foundation’s NoirLab released the picture Wednesday. Snapped last month by the Gemini South telescope, the aptly named Butterfly Nebula is 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. A single light-year is 6 trillion miles. At the heart of this bipolar nebula is a wh…
Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. Related Articles Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars UN General Assembly chief says curbing climate change would make world more peaceful and safer NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in exp…
Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. Related Articles Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars UN General Assembly chief says curbing climate change would make world more peaceful and safer NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in exp…
Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. The National Science Foundation’s NoirLab released the picture Wednesday. Snapped last month by the Gemini South telescope, the aptly named Butterfly Nebula is 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. A single light-year is 6 trillion miles. At the heart of this bipolar nebula is a wh…
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