Source: Space.com
Context: The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a distant galaxy named ESO 300-16, situated approximately 28.7 million light-years away in the Eridanus constellation.
- ESO 300-16 is categorized as an irregular galaxy due to its vague shape and absence of features like spiral arms or a nuclear bulge.
- It resembles a cloud formation, formed by clusters of small stars. The galaxy’s core is surrounded by soft, diffuse light, and a bubble of bright blue gas is visible at its centre.
About Hubble Space Telescope:
- NASA launched Hubble in 1990.
- Expanding the frontiers of the visible Universe, the Hubble Space Telescope looks deep into space with cameras that can see across the entire optical spectrum from infrared to ultraviolet.
- The Hubble Space Telescope makes one orbit around Earth every 95 minutes.
