Tag Archive for 'Starburst galaxy'

This image from Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys is likely the best of the spiral galaxy LEDA 56779. The brilliant object at right is a star in our Milky Way Galaxy. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / N. Grogin, STScI.

Hubble Spots Lonely Star-Forming Spiral

Jul 11, 2016 by News Staff

The subject of this Hubble image is LEDA 56779, a spiral galaxy located 300 million light-years away in the constellation of Hercules. This image from...

New ALMA data reveal a diffuse envelope of carbon monoxide gas (shown in red), which surrounds regions of active star formation (yellow); by dissecting these regions with this powerful radio telescope, astronomers are uncovering clues to the processes and conditions that drive furious star formation; the ALMA data are superimposed on a Hubble image. Image credit: B. Saxton / NRAO / AUI / NSF / ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / A. Leroy / STScI / NASA / ST-ECF / ESA / CADC / NRC / CSA.

Astronomers Peer into Heart of Nearby Starburst Galaxy NGC 253

Feb 16, 2015 by News Staff

To understand why some galaxies burst while others do not, Dr David Meier of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the New Mexico Institute of Mining...

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