# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dejxav7l58q
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71677943-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9065877072.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T14:41:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

This butterfly didn’t take shape in a cocoon. 🦋

Meet NGC 2899, a nebula that looks like a butterfly. Its shape comes from the stars within it and their stellar winds.

#Hubble #Nebula #Butterfly

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## Tags

hubble, nebula, butterfly

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