The elongated centre of the galaxy NGC 6951 reveals the presence of a slowly rotating bar of stars. This bar may be responsible for the white-blue ring enclosing the heart of the galaxy – a circumnuclear starburst ring 🌟⭕ This is essentially a circle of enhanced star formation around the nucleus of a galaxy. The bar funnels gas towards it, making it the perfect environment to churn out stars! Read more here: https://esahubble.org/images/potw2540a/ 📷 ESA - European Space Agency / Hubble Space T

Can one galaxy have different “sides” to it? Observations of face-on spiral galaxy NGC 628 by the Hubble and Webb space telescopes indicate yes. These two contrasting views have helped astronomers get a fuller picture of this galaxy. Here are some quick stats about what the images show: 1. Hubble’s observation is in visible light, while Webb’s is a combination of near- and mid-infrared light. 2. Hubble depicts the gas and dust as obscuring dark brown lanes, which roughly follow the galaxy’s spir

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