Wired Science Space Photo of the Day: Irregular Starburst Galaxy

10/24/2012

Wired Science Space Photo of the Day: Irregular Starburst Galaxy

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the faint irregular galaxy NGC 3738, a starburst galaxy. The galaxy is in the midst of a violent episode of star formation, during which it is converting reservoirs of hydrogen gas harboured in the galaxy?s centre into stars. Hubble spots this gas glowing red around NGC 3738, one of the most distinctive signs of ongoing star formation.

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Oct 24, 2012 9:09:09 AM

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