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Webb telescope finds clues to Earth's creation in a cosmic butterfly

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Sep 15, 2025

This image set shows three views of the Butterfly Nebula, also called NGC 6302. The first and second images highlight the bipolar nature of the Butterfly Nebula in optical and near…

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