The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA released a new image taken on Thursday using the Hubble Space Telescope and showing a highly detailed look at the unique spiral galaxy known as NGC 2775.
ESA described this galaxy as flocculent, meaning it looks woolly, feathery, or fluffy, which is a fitting description considering that the arms spiraling out from its center appear to be made of dog fur dotted with millions of stars. blue.
A fuller look at NGC 2775 with its fluffy arms and a wide circular void at its center.
Image: ESA / Hubble and NASA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST team Recognition: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)
These furry arms suggest that there hasn’t been much in the way of star formation in this galaxy for a long time, according to ESA. The arms are made up of gas clouds that have been extended by the rotation of the galaxy.
NGC 2775 has a remarkably wide “galactic bump” at its center that is virtually devoid of star formations. Earlier in his life, the center of this galaxy would have been filled with gas that turned into stars, which can be seen to have been ejected and removed from its center in this image. However, it is believed that the young, hot, blue star clusters that can be seen on the arms can trigger star formations in the gas around them.
This galaxy is in the Gemini constellation, according to The Sky Live, which also contains an older image of the galaxy with no real details visible. It shows how powerful the ancient Hubble Space Telescope remains, even as its successor prepares for a launch in March 2021.
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