In this stunning picture of the giant galactic nebula NGC 3603, the crisp resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope captures various stages of the life cycle of stars in one single view.
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Dramatic Activity Within a Galaxy Core
This Hubble Space Telescope snapshot reveals dramatic activities within the core of the galaxy NGC 3079, where a lumpy bubble of hot gas is rising from a cauldron of glowing matter. The structure is more than 3, 000 light-years wide and rises 3, 500 light-years above the galaxy’s disk.
Dramatic Activity Within a Galaxy Core. Credit: NASA/ESA
Astronomers suspect that the bubble is being blown by ‘winds’ (high-speed streams of particles) released during a burst of star formation. Gaseous filaments at the top of the bubble are whirling around in a vortex and are being expelled into space. Eventually, this gas will rain down upon the galaxy’s disk where it may collide with gas clouds, compress them, and form a new generation of stars. The two white dots just above the bubble are probably stars in the galaxy.
