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Cardiff University: JWST Observations of Butterfly Nebula Reveal How Cosmic Dust is Made in Space
August 28, 2025
CARDIFF, Wales, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- Cardiff University issued the following news:

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JWST observations of Butterfly Nebula reveal how cosmic dust is made in space

Scientists have uncovered the clearest evidence yet of how cosmic dust is formed in space.

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The process, which lays the foundations for rocky planets and contains ingredients linked to the origins of life, was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
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