Red Spider Nebula: NASA’s latest share of this fiery space wonder blows minds online
The intriguing pictures of this red-coloured nebula have captured the attention of social media users worldwide and left them in awe of it.
NASA often shares intriguing information and findings from space. In their recent share, they posted about the Red Spider Nebula, which is 3,000 light-years from Earth and can be found in the constellation of Sagittarius. The intriguing pictures of this red-coloured nebula have captured the attention of social media users worldwide and left them in awe of it.
"The Red Spider Nebula harbours one of the hottest stars known, which heats the gas around it to form shockwaves 62 billion miles (100 billion km) high. These waves form the spider-leg-like arcs in this image, with the star resembling a black widow's hourglass at the centre," wrote NASA while sharing the images of this nebula. (Also Read: Take a journey through a triple-star system with NASA. Are you ready for the adventure?)
While describing the image, they wrote, "Orange waves of hot gas, resembling the curved legs of a black widow spider, surround a pinkish glowing core in this image of a planetary nebula. The background is spotted with white points of light."
Take a look at the post here:
This post was shared a few days ago. Since being posted, it has gained close to six lakh likes. Many people also took to the comments section of the post and shared their reactions. (Also Read: NASA Hubble Telescope captures dazzling collection of stars, netizens stunned by universe's beauty)
Here's how people reacted to it:
An individual wrote, "I wonder how it would look in 1st perspective ..probably wonderful and amazing."
Another Instagram user said, "Such beautiful and powerful phenomena."
"Amazing! It looks more like a cosmic reptile with that eye," posted a third.
A few others also reacted using heart emoticons.