Spiral Galaxies - Australia News Beep

A close-in view of the center of galaxy M82. Bright, bluish light radiating from the center is due to stars actively forming there. A thick lane of gas, black in the center and red around the edges, crosses the center and blocks much of the light. Thinner strands and clumps of reddish dust cover much of the rest of the view.

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Hubble Images Celestial Cigar’s Smoldering Heart

September 19, 2025

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals new details in Messier 82 (M82), home to brilliant stars whose…

A spiral galaxy with a disk made of several swirling arms. Patchy blue clouds of gas speckle the disk where stars are forming and lighting the gas around them. The core of the galaxy is large and shines brightly gold, while the spiral arms are a paler and faint reddish color. Neighboring galaxies – from small, elongated spots to larger swirling spirals – are visible across the black background.

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Hubble Spies Swirling Spiral – NASA

July 29, 2025

The swirling spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is NGC 3285B, which resides 137 million light-years away…