中文翻譯:
在遙遠的星空中，有一隻神奇的蝴蝶，它的翅膀其實是一片色彩繽紛的氣體和塵埃，這片氣體來自一顆名為IRAS 04302+2247的星星。這片看起來像蝴蝶翅膀的星雲告訴我們，這裡正在形成新的行星！最近，這幅美麗的圖像是由韋伯太空望遠鏡拍攝的。這裡的塵埃和氣體彷彿是一個大圓盤，這個圓盤藏著將來會形成行星的材料。這些星星的光線被圓盤遮住了，讓我們能清楚地看到周圍的環境。在未來的幾百萬年裡，這個圓盤會因為新行星的引力而開始變成環狀結構。再過了一億年，剩下的氣體和塵埃會慢慢消失，只留下那些可愛的行星，就像我們的太陽系一樣！
原文:
This butterfly can hatch planets. The nebula fanning out from the star IRAS 04302+2247 may look like the wings of a butterfly, while the vertical brown stripe down the center may look like the butterfly’s body — but together they indicate an active planet-forming system. The featured picture was captured recently in infrared light by the Webb Space Telescope. Pictured, the vertical disk is thick with the gas and dust from which planets form. The disk shades visible and (most) infrared light from the central star, allowing a good view of the surrounding dust that reflects out light. In the next few million years, the dust disk will likely fragment into rings through the gravity of newly hatched planets. And a billion years from now, the remaining gas and dust will likely dissipate, leaving mainly the planets — like in our Solar System. Explore the Universe: Random APOD Generator
來源:NASA每日圖片
