{"id":35879,"date":"2025-07-01T16:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/first-close-up-view-of-cotton-candy-nebula-captured-by-worlds-largest-cosmic-telescope\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:48:32","slug":"first-close-up-view-of-cotton-candy-nebula-captured-by-worlds-largest-cosmic-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/first-close-up-view-of-cotton-candy-nebula-captured-by-worlds-largest-cosmic-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"First close-up view of &#8220;cotton candy&#8221; nebula captured by world&#8217;s largest cosmic telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/largest-telescope-first-images-galaxies-vera-rubin-observatory\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">world&#8217;s largest telescope<\/a><\/span> captured a deep-space nebula \u2014 an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that can produce new stars \u2014 in stunning detail, providing the first close-up view to date of the cosmic phenomenon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Scientists recently unveiled images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a new station located in the Andes Mountains of Chile and funded by the United States, which houses a powerful telescope containing the biggest digital camera on the planet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Its precision allows the telescope to peer far into space, with galaxies tens of millions of light-years away from Earth among the subjects of the observatory&#8217;s debut portraits of cosmos. Also pictured is the &#8220;cotton candy&#8221; nebula, which earned that nickname because of its bright pink and blue pattern.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2025\/07\/01\/cb4b1217-7a02-4b0c-94e2-3f7573365ba8\/rubin-observatory-2.png#\" alt=\"rubin-observatory-2.png \" width=\"2050\" height=\"1257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2025\/07\/01\/cb4b1217-7a02-4b0c-94e2-3f7573365ba8\/rubin-observatory-2.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This annotated image offers a closer look at the region surrounding the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NSF\u2013DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Officially, the swirling mass is called the Trifid Nebula, and it exists about 5,000 light-years from Earth, according to the Rubin Observatory. Nearby is the Lagoon Nebula, another colorful cloud, which is located about 4,000 light-years away and appears alongside Trifid in the observatory&#8217;s latest images. Both are in the constellation Sagittarius, <a href=\"https:\/\/rubinobservatory.org\/gallery\/collections\/first-look-gallery\/m8hjgj5oct03tclsatc971o77c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according<\/a> to the Rubin Observatory.<\/p>\n<p>Zoomed-in views of the nebulae are seen in a <a href=\"https:\/\/rubinobservatory.org\/gallery\/collections\/main-gallery\/m2rkqtp9nl1j97vrk6g51asd02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video<\/a> shared by the observatory, showcasing the Trifid and Lagoon formations at a scale never seen before. The composite image was created from more than 678 different exposures taken over a 7-hour period by the camera that powers the observatory&#8217;s massive telescope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2025\/07\/01\/800032d0-7cd0-4d8e-90fe-b9d3b30e8dbb\/rubin-observatory.png#\" alt=\"rubin-observatory.png \" width=\"1872\" height=\"974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2025\/07\/01\/800032d0-7cd0-4d8e-90fe-b9d3b30e8dbb\/rubin-observatory.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The Trifid nebula, nicknamed the &#8220;cotton candy&#8221; nebula because of its colorful swirls, is pictured in this screenshot from a video shared by the Vera Rubin Observatory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NSF\u2013DOE Vera C. 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