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Whale of a Galaxy
Credit: ESA and NASA
Stars burst into life in the belly of the Whale Galaxy in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Spiral 5
Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
The swirling arms of NGC 3310 blaze the number five in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Rainbow Mist
Credit: NASA & ESA
Using different wavelengths of light, scientists more easily explore the nearby starburst galaxy M82. Scientists combined light from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope for this view and have found evidence for two black holes at the center of this active galaxy.
Starry Bug
Credit: NASA & ESA
Floating like a bug under a microscope, I Zwicky 18 is an odd-looking galaxy. Astronomers previously thought this peculiar galaxy was very young because it resembles galaxies typically found in the early universe. But images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope show older stars within the galaxy leading scientists to update their ideas. They now believe I Zwicky 18 was born about the same time as the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy.
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