NASA shared a never-before-seen photo of a massive star with a mass “about 30 times that of the Sun” on Instagram. Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope show the formation process. Their staggering share stunned netizens. This post will surely leave you spellbound.
“Go behind the scenes of star formation! This #HubbleFriday view shows IRAS 16562-3959, where a massive star about 30 times the mass of the Sun is in the process of forming. “This star's nursery is relatively nearby, 5,900 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius,” the space agency wrote.
Explaining what the image shows, NASA says, “A nebula with stars. The center of the image, from the top left to the bottom right, is brightly lit by light from places where new stars are forming, and some A layer of colored gas and dust extends across the rest of the image. The nebula is speckled with foreground stars with large diffraction spikes.”
Check out this amazing sight captured by the Hubble Telescope.
This post was shared about 14 hours ago. It has since accumulated nearly 43,000 likes. This share prompted people to post more various comments. Some expressed surprise, while others asked questions.
What are Instagram users saying about this NASA post?
“This is so beautiful,” an Instagram user wrote. “NASA is amazing,” added another. “Simply amazing,” added a third. People also reacted to the image using different types of emojis.
What do you think about this “behind the scenes” photo taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope? Fascinated by the image?
