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 […]
Category:
Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Irregular Galaxies, Missions, The Universe
Posted on
December 20, 2023
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
3
1
3
6
1
44
1
2
1
93
2
4
1
137
21
13
2
11
10
2
1
4
2
110
18
163
2
1
29
1
5
21
3
55
1
13
108
15
395
6
1
33
6
14
62
33
38
3
1
180
4
26
14
2
18
17
2
3
25
3
110
3
13
4
1
13
6
1
374
48
4
1
1
15
34
1
5
35
6
1
361
2
12
1
271
12
57
6
1
8
18
5
124
1
5
2
1
11
1
155
2
10
226
10
1
10
1
2
10
10
149
10
3
41
1
2
1
8
20
3
14
1
14
2
30
17
1
4
640
214
45
2
1
2
1
1
10
1
377
37
14
26
2
18
1
47
1
1
7
2
296
42
44
29
10
17
5
7
6
3
1
6
1
16
39
134
1
17
33
203
1
3
1
198
1
105
10
1
1
68
2
51
10
104
353
1
10
Blog Posts
APOD: 2026 August 11 – Six Moons of Saturn
August 11, 2026
Bountiful Roebuck Bay
August 11, 2026