The Red Rectangle Nebula
All through the Galaxy, gas mists take on peculiar and great structures, yet one cloud, specifically, is bewildering space experts with its strangely geometric shape. Situated in the star grouping of Monoceros (The Unicorn), the Red Rectangle Nebula sits 2,300 light-years away.
Its unmistakable shape could be because of the way that two stars sit at its heart. On the off chance that stun waves from the two stars hit a dusty ring encompassing the pair, they could make two cones of brilliant residue. Seen together, these two cones resemble a square.
To add to the secret, the cloud additionally displays an uncommon marvel called 'expanded red outflow', where its residue shines frightfully red. It isn't known precisely what causes this, however, a few specialists contend that it's because of extremely bright light from the stars communicating with carbon-rich particles in the residue.
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