The Hubble telescope radiates a superb image of Milky Way's "big sister"

Washington, DC, Aug. 1 (PTI) The Hubble Space Telescope retransmitted a beautiful image of the Milky Way's "big sister" – an astounding spiral galaxy that is more than 200,000 light-years away, according to NASA

]. , taken by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), shows that the galaxy called NGC 6744 is still actively producing new stars

NGC 6744 resembles our Milky Way, although it is much larger, measuring more than 200 000 light-years. compared to a diameter of 100,000 light-years for our domestic galaxy

As the Milky Way, NGC 6744 has a prominent central region filled with old yellow stars

farther from the galactic core, we can see shades. pink and blue in some parts of the dusty spiral arms

While the blue sites are filled with young star clusters, rosés are areas of active star formation, indicating that the galaxy is still very much alive. , a supernova named SN 2005at was discovered in NGC 6744, add The SN 2005at is a Type Ic supernova, formed when a massive star collapses on itself and loses its hydrogen envelope. PTI MHN MHN
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