{"id":163997,"date":"2025-12-02T11:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/163997\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:20:18","slug":"hubble-space-telescope-captures-new-image-of-ngc-1792","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/163997\/","title":{"rendered":"Hubble Space Telescope Captures New Image of NGC 1792"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NGC 1792 is a stormy and highly active spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Columba.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.sci.news\/images\/enlarge13\/image_14386e-NGC-1792.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107469\" class=\"wp-image-107469 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_14386-NGC-1792.jpg\" alt=\"This Hubble image shows the active spiral galaxy NGC 1792. Image credit: NASA \/ ESA \/ Hubble \/ D. Thilker \/ F. Belfiore \/ J. Lee \/ PHANGS-HST Team.\" width=\"580\" height=\"569\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-107469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Hubble image shows the active spiral galaxy NGC 1792. Image credit: NASA \/ ESA \/ Hubble \/ D. Thilker \/ F. Belfiore \/ J. Lee \/ PHANGS-HST Team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simbad.cds.unistra.fr\/simbad\/sim-id?Ident=NGC+1792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NGC 1792<\/a> resides approximately 36.4 million light-years away from Earth in the southern constellation of Columba, almost on the border with the constellation of Caelum.<\/p>\n<p>Also known as AGC 24019 or LEDA 16709, this galaxy was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NGC_1792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">discovered<\/a> by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on October 4, 1826.<\/p>\n<p>NGC 1792\u2019s appearance is quite chaotic, due to the patchy distribution of dust throughout its disk.<\/p>\n<p>The galaxy is very rich in neutral hydrogen gas and is rapidly forming new stars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNGC 1792 is just as fascinating to astronomers as its chaotic look might imply,\u201d the Hubble astronomers wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClassified as a starburst galaxy, it is a powerhouse of star formation, with spiral arms rich in star-forming regions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, it is surprisingly luminous for its mass,\u201d they noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe galaxy is close to a larger neighbor, <a href=\"https:\/\/esahubble.org\/images\/opo9812b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NGC 1808<\/a>, and the strong gravitational interaction between the two is believed to be what has stirred up the reserves of gas in this galaxy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe result is a torrent of star formation, concentrated on the side where gravity has a stronger effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a perfect target for astronomers seeking to understand the complex interactions between gas, star clusters and supernovae in galaxies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, astronomers used <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/observatory\/design\/wide-field-camera-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hubble\u2019s Wide Field Camera 3<\/a> (WFC3) instrument to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sci.news\/astronomy\/hubble-star-forming-spiral-galaxy-ngc-1792-09123.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">observe<\/a> NGC 1792.<\/p>\n<p>The new image includes additional WFC3 data collected throughout 2025, providing a deeper view of the tumultuous astrophysical activity taking place in the galaxy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlossoming red lights in the arms mark out so-called H-alpha emission from dense clouds of hydrogen molecules,\u201d the astronomers said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStars form within these clouds and shine powerfully with ultraviolet radiation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey ionize the gas around them, causing the gas to emit a very particular red wavelength of light \u2014 a tell-tale sign of new stars.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NGC 1792 is a stormy and highly active spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Columba. 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