NASA telescope captures image of ‘shimmering’ cosmic butterfly

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new image captured by a telescope shows a shimmering cosmic butterfly.

NASA’s Ames Research Center released the new image on Wednesday.

Credit: NASA Ames Research Center

The picture captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope depicts the striking details of the butterfly, also known as a Twin Jet Nebula, highlighting its complexities.

In the image, lobes of material are observed stretching outward while jets of gas stream from a central system within the star.