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Hubble Captures Photo of a Stunning 'Fluffy' Galaxy With an Oddly Empty Centre
MORGAN MCFALL-JOHNSEN, BUSINESS INSIDER
11 JULY 2020
NASA's most powerful space telescope, Hubble, captured a uniquely picturesque galaxy in a photo the agency released on Thursday.
The galaxy, called NGC 2775, is located 67 million light-years away and doesn't seem to be forming stars that much anymore. Astronomers can tell that's the case because of the relatively empty, clear bulge at the galaxy's centre.
When it was younger, the galaxy's middle region was likely bursting with activity as gas condensed into newborn stars. Now, however, all the gas seems to be used up.
The arms spinning around the galaxy's centre are "flocculent" – fluffy and feathery-looking – due to dark lines of dust and puffs of gas clouds. Millions of young stars shine bright blue through the haze.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/hubble-telescope-captured-this-stunning-fluffy-galaxy-with-an-oddly-empty-centre