Amazing images of the Butterfly and the Jewel Bug nebulae have been captured in unprecedented detail by the Hubble Space Telescope, according to NASA. The new images show the two young planetary nebulae in the full spectrum of light - from ultraviolet to infrared, giving astronomers a rare glimpse at their makeup. Both nebulae are among the dustiest planetary nebulae known and both also contain unusually large masses of gas because they are so newly formed. The new Hubble images reveal in vivid detail how both nebulae are splitting themselves apart on extremely short timescales. 'This is very rarely seen in planetary nebulae,' explained team member Bruce Balick of the University of Washington in Seattle.

Source: Daily Mail June 19, 2020 15:00 UTC