Cosmic Photo Reveals 1,000 Galaxies in 'Coma Cluster'


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A majestic spiral galaxy swirling with dark tendrils of gas stands out in a new photo of one of the most densely packed regions of the universe.

The new photo shows the galaxy NGC 4911 in the dense Coma Cluster of galaxies. A clutch of newborn stars can be seen sparkling inside pink hydrogen gas behind darker lanes of dust and gas in the image, which was taken during a long exposure using the Hubble Space Telescope. [New photo of galaxy NGC 4911.]

The outer spiral arms are visible as a smoky white glow amidst a background packed with other galaxies.

Almost 1,000 galaxies reside in the Coma Cluster, making it one of the densest collections of galaxies in the universe. Collisions among these galaxy systems continue in the present epoch to churn star formation at vigorous rates and alter one another's shapes.

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