Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret. This galaxy is NGC 4698, and it lies about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It’s one of over a thousand galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large cluster of galaxies bound together by […]
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Astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Spiral Galaxies, The Universe, Uncategorized
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September 18, 2026
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