NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of a spiral galaxy named NGC 2566, located over 76 million light-years away from Earth. The image helps astronomers study star formation and evolution in distant galaxies.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a spiral galaxy over 76 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy, known as NGC 2566 , is located in the constellation Puppis and features stars in the formation of spiral arms and a disk, giving it a resemblance to a cosmic eye looking towards Earth. NASA states that the imagery aids in the study of star clusters and active star-forming regions far from Earth.
‘The Hubble data are especially valuable for studying stars just a few million years old; these stars are bright at the ultraviolet and visible wavelengths to which Hubble is sensitive,’ the space agency said. ‘Using these data, researchers can measure the ages of NGC 2566’s stars, which helps piece together the timeline of the galaxy’s star formation and the exchange of gas between star-forming clouds and the stars themselves.’ Astronomers observe objects millions of light-years away as they looked millions of years ago due to the finite speed of light. This image of NGC 2566 depicts its appearance 76 million years ago, not its current state. Earth is approximately 320 light-years from the North Star, 26,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, and 13.4 billion light-years from the oldest galaxy ever discovered. NASA notes that the imagery helps in studying star clusters and active star-forming regions far from Earth. It is believed that Hubble has captured images of hundreds of thousands of galaxies since its launch in 1990, all while orbiting approximately 320 miles above Earth’s surface. Missions conducted by astronauts and robots have extended the telescope’s operational lifespan beyond its initial schedule
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