Image: Hubble's treasure chest of galaxies
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 09:01
in Astronomy & Space
Galaxies abound in this spectacular Hubble image; spiral arms swirl in all colors and orientations, and fuzzy ellipticals can be seen speckled across the frame as softly glowing smudges on the sky. Each visible speck of a galaxy is home to countless stars. A few stars closer to home shine brightly in the foreground, while a massive galaxy cluster nestles at the very center of the image—an immense collection of maybe thousands of galaxies, all held together by the relentless force of gravity.