A galaxy ablaze with young stars is the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Named NGC 685, this galaxy is situated about 64 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus (the River). NGC 685 is a barred spiral because its feathery spiral arms sprout from the ends of a bar of stars at […]
Category:
Astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Spiral Galaxies, The Universe
Posted on
June 6, 2025
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
37
1
2
1
2
6
3
4
8
3
1
7
10
28
32
539
1
140
10
4
107
13
3
2
11
2
25
1
2
22
87
6
1
4
4
2
1
28
3
8
91
16
45
1
63
19
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
189
10
12
1
172
2
3
3
14
16
275
11
43
12
3
1
2
2
1
155
5
16
73
8
1
6
12
36
2
28
239
1
21
1
2
6
1
13
1
1
1
295
3
1
151
3
39
55
1
5
107
128
4
1
3
10
1
1
1
42
3
27
22
38
127
23
1
12
231
2
83
1
1
1
1
37
1
13
4
11
9
1
1
294
1
4
12
2
13
5
2
23
130
6
269
3
15
1
1
1
3
83
1
Blog Posts
Sols 4561-4562: Prepping to Drill at Altadena
June 7, 2025
Searching for Ancient Rocks in the ‘Forlandet’ Flats
June 7, 2025