Jun 11, 2018 · In some galaxies, the pink color can dominate a telescope's entire field-of-view. The starburst galaxy Henize 2-10, located 30 million light years away. When an entire galaxy forms... [+]...

Dec 11, 2024 · Since the galaxy is warped into a long arc, the researchers easily picked out 10 distinct star clusters, which are emitting the bulk of the galaxy’s light. They are represented here in shades of pink, purple, and blue.

Jun 1, 2007 · The perfectly picturesque spiral galaxy known as Messier 81, or M81, looks sharp in this new composite from NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes and NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. M81 is a "grand design" spiral galaxy, which means its elegant arms curl all the way down into its center.

Mar 8, 2025 · NGC 4536 is also a starburst galaxy, in which star formation is happening at a tremendous rate that uses up the gas in the galaxy relatively quickly, by galactic standards. Starburst galaxies can happen due to gravitational interactions with other galaxies or ― as seems to be the case for NGC 4536 ― when gas is packed into a small region.

Oct 31, 2024 · The largest, brightest pink region that glimmers with eight prominent diffraction spikes is a mini starburst — a location where many stars are forming in quick succession. The same region in the Hubble image appears as a bright blue cluster of stars.

Nov 4, 2023 · This face-on spiral galaxy, called NGC 3982, is striking for its rich tapestry of star birth, along with its winding arms. The arms are lined with pink star-forming regions of glowing hydrogen, newborn blue star clusters, and obscuring dust lanes that provide the raw material for future generations of stars.

Apr 15, 2009 · Pink shows up in all sorts of galaxies, such as M83 and NGC 6946. But I'd like to show you perhaps the most famous face-on spiral galaxy -- the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) -- for a spectacular...

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Oct 12, 2023 · Bright pink splotches of young star clusters camouflage a barred spiral galaxy in a new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy, called NGC 5068, lies about 20 million light-years...

Dec 16, 2024 · Given the galaxy’s elongated, stretched appearance, researchers were able to identify 10 distinct, twinkling star clusters, which are the main source of light emanating from the galaxy. These...