The subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is NGC 1637, a spiral galaxy located 38 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Eridanus, the River. This image comes from an observing program dedicated to studying star formation in nearby galaxies. Stars form in cold, dusty gas clouds that collapse under their own gravity. […]
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Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Spiral Galaxies, Stars, Supernovae
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December 6, 2024
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