NASA Hubble Shares Image Of Fireworks Galaxy ‘Caldwell 12’ To Celebrate Fourth Of July!

NASA Hubble Shares Image Of Fireworks Galaxy ‘Caldwell 12’ To Celebrate Fourth Of July!

Mashable India·2021-07-05 22:00

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently shared an image of a spiral galaxy Caldwell 12 thats nicknamed the Fireworks Galaxy. The image has been shared by NASA Hubbles official Instagram account and has received over 95,000 likes and 100 comments.SEE ALSO: NASA Hubble Shares Dazzling Image Of Interacting Galaxy Pair IC 1623 Thats 275 Million Light Years Away!The image has been shared on the occasion of the Fourth of July, an Independence day in the U.S. The caption for the image states, Happy #FourthOfJuly from Hubble! The spiral galaxy Caldwell 12 is nicknamed the Fireworks Galaxy since an unprecedented 10 supernovae have been observed in this galaxy since 1917! Image credits: NASA, ESA, and L. Ho (Peking University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America). Check out this stunning image in all its glory:The image looks absolutely mesmerizing and has left the netizens completely awestruck. One comment states, You couldn't paint this, so awesome. . Another comment states, Hubble is truly unique! . And we totally agree! Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most advanced and unique telescopes by NASA. Its constantly observing the universe to capture stunning shots of different celestial objects in our universe - nebulas, supernovas, spiral galaxies, or star clusters.NASA Hubble also recently shared an image of a dazzling star cluster called NGC 330 that truly resembles beautiful fireworks in the sky. NGC 330 is located 180,000 light-years away from us and contains a whole treasure trove of stars that are all roughly the same age as they formed from the same cloud of gas and dust.SEE ALSO: NASA Hubble Shares Image Of Galaxy cluster Abell 370 On Occasion Of Asteroid Day!Apart from NASA Hubble, NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory is also regularly posting images on new space discoveries and different celestial bodies, so make sure you follow the official NASA Hubble and NASA Chandra social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram.

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