标签： M77

2020 March 17 M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center Image Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt Explanation: What’s happening in the center of nearby spiral galaxy M77? The face-on galaxy lies a mere 47 million light-years away toward the constellation of the Sea Monster (Cetus). At that estimated distance, this gorgeous...

2019 December 16 The Magnetic Fields of Spiral Galaxy M77 Image Credit: NASA, SOFIA, HAWC+; JPL-Caltech, Roma Tre. U.; ESA, Hubble, NuSTAR, SDSS Explanation: Can magnetic fields help tell us how spiral galaxies form and evolve? To find out, the HAWC+ instrument on NASA’s airborne (747) SOFIA observatory observed nearby spiral galaxy M77. HAWC+ maps mag...