Posts Tagged ‘Ursa Major’
A Giant Among Giants
Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Kuntz (JHU), F. Bresolin (University of Hawaii), J. Trauger (Jet Propulsion Lab), J. Mould (NOAO), Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois, Urbana), and STScI
Galaxies are among the largest structures in the universe. But some galaxies, such as Messier 101, are giants among smaller giants.
Pink Pinwheel
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Vast clouds of hydrogen gas create a pinkish pinwheel in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3982.
The Encounter
NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)
A great encounter between a starry sea diver, at the top, and something bigger below is playing out in this image. That’s what I see. What stories can you tell about this image?
Galaxy Blasting
Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University), K. Noll (STScI), and J. Westphal (Caltech)
Like the Millenium Falcon blasting out of an exploding second Death Star, Arp 148 shows the stunning results of a galaxy smashup. The collision, shown in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, produced a ring-shaped galaxy and a long-tailed companion. Astronomers believe that this is a unique view of a collision in progress. Shockwaves from the collision first drew material into the center and then caused it to fly out in a ring of new star formation.
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