NGC 6302 Bug Nebula 20040429a.jpg

The Bug Nebula, NGC 6302, is one of the brightest and most extreme planetary nebulae known. At its centre lies a superhot, dying star smothered in a blanket of icy 'hailstones'. A new Hubble image reveals fresh detail in the wings of this 'cosmic butterfly'.
# Credits: ESA/NASA and Albert Zijlstra