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ScienceDaily: Top Technology News

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News


Hubble spots a bright spark in a nearby spiral galaxy

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 02:16 AM PDT

A new image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a detailed view of the spiral arms on one side of the galaxy Messier 99. Messier 99 is a so-called grand design spiral, with long, large and clearly defined spiral arms -- giving it a structure somewhat similar to the Milky Way. In recent years, a number of unexplained phenomena in Messier 99 have been studied by astronomers. Among these is the nature of one of the brighter stars visible in this image.

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