NASA has shared details of NGC 7027, known as the Pillow Nebula or the Flying Carpet Nebula. The nebula, approximately 3,000 light-years from Earth, is one of the brightest recorded, ejecting gas and dust, forming a strange four-cornered pattern. As per scientists' theory, there's a close binary star system at the nebula's centre that might explain its erratic features.
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03 Sep