Hubble Space Telescope's Most Spectacular Images

The Hubble Space Telescope's stunning high-resolution images have changed our understanding of the cosmos.
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Hubble Space Telescope's Most Spectacular Images NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)







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Planetary Nebula NGC 6302 may look like a butterfly, but its wings are actually roiling cauldrons of gas heated to more than 36,000 degrees Fahrenheit tearing across space at more than 600,000 miles an hour. NGC 6302 lies within our Milky Way galaxy, roughly 3,800 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. The "butterfly" stretches for more than two light years. The star's surface temperature is estimated to be about 400,000 degrees Fahrenheit, making it one of the hottest known stars in our galaxy. NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team