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Hubble reveals rare galaxy 100 million light-years away caught in transition

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no obvious spiral arms. Reddish-brown clumps and filaments of dust partially obscure the galaxy's full face, while red, blue, and orange light from distant...

Hubble reveals rare galaxy 100 million light-years away caught in transition
Image: Phys.org
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no obvious spiral arms. Reddish-brown clumps and filaments of dust partially obscure the galaxy's full face, while red, blue, and orange light from distant galaxies shines through its diffuse outer regions and dots the inky-black background.

Originally published at Phys.org

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