This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the gauzy-looking celestial body UGC 5829, an irregular galaxy that lies about 30 million light-years away. Despite the lack of observations of this relatively faint galaxy, UGC 5829 has a distinct and descriptive name: the Spider Galaxy. Perhaps its distorted galactic arms with their glowing, star-forming […]
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Astrophysics, Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Irregular Galaxies, Missions, The Universe
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March 22, 2024
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