Things were a little slow in space the last few week or so.  Watching a chrysalis is a lot like watching paint dry :) 

But today, one of the most amazing biological phenomena happened on the International Space Station.  Beautiful butterflies eclosed from the chrysalis.  The only word I can think of to describe this is: AWESOME!




The website shows you a progression of pictures that shows how the butterflies emerged. 

And here is actual video of one of the butterflies floating/flying (?) in spac...
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