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James Webb telescope finds a warped 'Butterfly Star' shedding its chrysalis — Space photo of the week

James Webb telescope image of a star that resembles a butterfly.
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What it is: A planet-forming disk around a star

Where it is: 525 light-years away, in the constellation Taurus

When it was shared: Aug. 29, 2025

This spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows a star cocooned within a massive disk of gas and dust. It's a protoplanetary disk — a ring of dense gas and dust surrounding a young star — where planets are likely forming.

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