When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The central region of the Butterfly Nebula and its dusty torus, imaged by the JWST, which is able ...

At first glance, the Butterfly Nebula looks like a glowing insect pinned against the backdrop of space. Officially known as NGC 6302, it sits about 3,400 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius ...

Scientists have uncovered the hidden core of one of our galaxy’s most spectacular phenomena, giving scientists a rare chance to see what may one day happen to our own sun. The James Webb Space ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) has joined forces to ...

When we start talking about Earth's origin, there are many theories on the table that have been tossed around for years, with the Big Bang hypothesis often leading the charge. But thanks to the James ...

Snapped last month by the Gemini South telescope, the aptly named Butterfly Nebula is 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away Snapped last month by the Gemini South telescope, the aptly named Butterfly Nebula ...

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly.The National Science Foundation's NoirLab released the picture Wednesday.Related video above: The dark ...