The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured an image of the spiral galaxy, MCG-01-24-014, revealing the enigmatic beauty of what is known as 'forbidden' light.
About Spiral Galaxy:
Spiral galaxies are twisted collections of stars and gas that often have beautiful shapes and are made up of hot, young stars.
Most of the galaxies that scientists have discovered so far are spiral galaxies, as opposed to the other two main categories of galaxy shapes—elliptical and irregular.
Approximately 60% of all galaxies are thought to be spiral galaxies.
The Milky Way, the galaxy that includes Earth and our solar system, is an example of a spiral galaxy.
Structure:
Most spiral galaxies contain a central bulge surrounded by a flat, rotating disk of stars.
The bulge in the centre is made up of older, dimmer stars and is thought to contain a supermassive black hole.
Approximately two-thirds of spiral galaxies also contain a bar structure through their centre, as does the Milky Way.
The disk of stars orbiting the bulge separates into arms that circle the galaxy.
These spiral arms contain a wealth of gas and dust and younger stars that shine brightly before their quick demise.
Spiral galaxies are thought toevolve into elliptical galaxies as the spirals get older.
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