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This picture made with the Hubble Space Telescope and released by NASA 17 December shows an example of a "butterfly" or a bipolar planetary nebula known as M2-9. The central star in M2-9 is known to be one of a very close pair which orbit one another at perilously close distances. It is even possible that one star is being engulfed by the other. Astronomers suspect the gravity of one star pulls weakly bound gas from the surface of the other and flings it into a thin, dense disk which surrounds both stars and extends well into space. AFP PHOTO (Photo by - / NASA / AFP) (Photo by -/NASA/AFP via Getty Images)
This picture made with the Hubble Space Telescope and released by NASA 17 December shows an example of a "butterfly" or a bipolar planetary nebula known as M2-9. The central star in M2-9 is known to be one of a very close pair which orbit one another at perilously close distances. It is even possible that one star is being engulfed by the other. Astronomers suspect the gravity of one star pulls weakly bound gas from the surface of the other and flings it into a thin, dense disk which surrounds both stars and extends well into space. AFP PHOTO (Photo by - / NASA / AFP) (Photo by -/NASA/AFP via Getty Images)
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