This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the striking spiral galaxy Messier 90 (M90, also NGC 4569), located in the constellation Virgo. In 2019, Hubble released an image of M90 created with Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) data taken in 1994, soon after its installation. That WFPC2 image has a distinctive stair-step pattern […]
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Astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Science Mission Directorate, Spiral Galaxies, The Universe
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October 18, 2024
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