Diamond Member SpaceMan 0 Posted June 28 Diamond Member Share Posted June 28 2 min read Hubble Examines an Active Galaxy Near the Lion’s Heart This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the elliptical galaxy Messier 105. ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Sarazin et al. It might appear featureless and unexciting at first glance, but NASA/ESA This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up observations of this elliptical galaxy — known as This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up — show that the stars near the galaxy’s center are moving very rapidly. Astronomers have concluded that these stars are zooming around a supermassive ****** ***** with an estimated mass of 200 million Suns! This ****** ***** releases huge amounts of energy as it consumes matter falling into it, making the system an active galactic nucleus that causes the galaxy’s center to shine far brighter than its surroundings. Hubble also surprised astronomers by revealing a few young stars and clusters in Messier 105, a galaxy thought to be “*****” and incapable of star formation. Astronomers now think that Messier 105 forms roughly one Sun-like star every 10,000 years. Astronomers also spotted star-forming activity in a vast ring of hydrogen gas encircling both Messier 105 and its closest neighbor, the lenticular galaxy NGC 3384. Discovered in 1781, Messier 105 ***** about 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion) and is the brightest elliptical galaxy within the Leo I galaxy group. Text Credit: ********* Space Agency (ESA) Download the image Explore More Hubble Space Telescope Hubble’s Galaxies Hubble’s Messier Catalog: Messier 105 <div class="ipsAreaBackground ipsPad_half ipsSpacer_bottom ipsType_center"> <div class='ipsSpacer_bottom ipsSpacer_half'>This is the hidden content, please</div> <ul class="ipsList_inline"> <li> <a href='https://hopzone.eu/login/' class="ipsButton ipsButton_primary ipsButton_verySmall ipsPos_right" data-ipsDialog data-ipsDialog-size='medium'>Sign In</a> </li> <li>or</li> <li> <a href='https://hopzone.eu/register/' class="ipsButton ipsButton_primary ipsButton_verySmall ipsPos_right" data-ipsDialog data-ipsDialog-size='medium'>Sign Up</a> </li> </ul> </div> logo This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up <div class="ipsAreaBackground ipsPad_half ipsSpacer_bottom ipsType_center"> <div class='ipsSpacer_bottom ipsSpacer_half'>This is the hidden content, please</div> <ul class="ipsList_inline"> <li> <a href='https://hopzone.eu/login/' class="ipsButton ipsButton_primary ipsButton_verySmall ipsPos_right" data-ipsDialog data-ipsDialog-size='medium'>Sign In</a> </li> <li>or</li> <li> <a href='https://hopzone.eu/register/' class="ipsButton ipsButton_primary ipsButton_verySmall ipsPos_right" data-ipsDialog data-ipsDialog-size='medium'>Sign Up</a> </li> </ul> </div> logo This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Media Contact: Claire AndreoliNASA’s This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , Greenbelt, MD*****@*****.tld Share Details Last Updated Jun 27, 2024 Editor Andrea Gianopoulos Location This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Related Terms This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Keep Exploring Explore More With Hubble Hubble Space Telescope Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday? This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> Name That Nebula This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> Hubble E-books This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/53598-nasa-hubble-examines-an-active-galaxy-near-the-lion%E2%80%99s-heart/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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