The billion stars in galaxy UGC 8091 resemble a sparkling snow globe in this festive Hubble Space Telescope image from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency). The dwarf galaxy is approximately 7 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. It is considered an “irregular galaxy” because it does not have an orderly spiral or […]
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Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Irregular Galaxies, Missions, The Universe
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December 20, 2023
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