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Witness the awe-inspiring jellyfish galaxy JO206 as it glides across this captivating image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The vibrant star-forming disk of JO206, encircled by a delicate and luminous dust cloud, takes center stage. Against a dark backdrop, a few prominent foreground stars with mesmerizing diffraction spikes catch our attention at the bottom of the image. Located in the constellation Aquarius, JO206 resides an astonishing distance of over 700 million light-years away from Earth.Jellyfish galaxies get their name from their striking resemblance to the graceful marine creatures. In this image, you can see long tendrils of bright star formation trailing behind JO206's disk, reminiscent of the tentacles trailing behind a jellyfish.These distinctive tendrils ar...

Recently, astronomers celebrated the 33rd launch anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. Launched back in 1990, the telescope provides us with amazing views and images.The image shown is taken by Hubble, and it shows us two distant galaxies. On the left, we see a tilted galaxy known as NGC 4302 On the right, we see another galaxy called NGC 4298. These galaxies reside in the constellation Coma Berenices, which are 55 million light years away from us. Both of these galaxies were discovered by William Herschel in 1784.Both of these galaxies are very similar - they are spiral galaxies which have arms of young stars that wind outward from the center. The bright arms are areas of strong star formation, and they have central bulges surrounded by a faint halo of stars and bars that ex...

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JO206: The Enchanting Jellyfish Galaxy Revealed by Hubble

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Image of Two Distant Galaxies