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Stunning Space Butterfly Captured by ESO Telescope

Resembling a space butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colors, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of gas — known as NGC 2899 — appears to float and flutter across the sky in this new picture from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). This object has never before been imaged in such striking detail, with even ...

Troy Oakes

The space butterfly of NGC 2899..