This new image of the Hubble space telescope of the week presents a galaxy whose asymmetric appearance may be the result of a galactic war strip. Located 35 million light years away in Leo’s constellation, Spiral Galaxy Messier 96 is the brightest of galaxies in his group. The gravitational attraction of its galactic neighbors can be responsible for the unequal gas and dust distribution of Messier 96, asymmetric spiral arms and galactic nucleus outside the center.
This asymmetric appearance is on complete exhibition in a new Hubble image, which incorporates observations made in ultraviolet and optical light. Messier 96 Hubble images have been launched previously in 2015 and 2018. Each successive image has added new data, building a beautiful and scientifically valuable view of the galaxy.
This third version offers a completely new perspective on the formation of Stars of Messier 96. Pink gas bubbles in this image surround hot, young and massive stars, illuminating a star formation ring on the outskirts of the galaxy. These young stars are still integrated into the gas clouds from which they were born. The new data included for the first time in this image will be used to study how stars are born within giant dusty gas clouds, how dust filters the light of the stars and how the stars affect their environments.
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