Planets and Moons Universe ID: 14138

Hubble's 32nd Anniversary: An Eclectic Galaxy Grouping

Released on April 19, 2022

NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 32nd birthday with a stunning look at five galaxies, a close-knit collection called the Hickson Compact Group 40.

This amazing assembly includes a giant elliptical galaxy, glowing with blended light from billions of stars. Several spiral galaxies show prominent dusty lanes that outline their winding spiral arms, regions where star formation is active. We see one galaxy oriented edge-on, showing off its prominent dust along its flattened starry disk.

For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.

Music & Sound
“Fractions Through Time” byOlivia Broadfield [PRS] via Abbey Road Masters [PRS], and Universal Production Music.

Credits

Paul Morris (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Producer
Jennifer Wiseman (NASA/GSFC): Narrator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, please credit individual items as indicated above.

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Mission:
Hubble

Keywords:
SVS >> Hubble Space Telescope
SVS >> HST
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
NASA Science >> Universe