Hubble captures a picture of a massive galaxy that continues to push – BGR

For most of us, looking at the night sky only allows us to see the brightest stars, and if you are near a city, you probably will not see much of it. 39, other thanks to light pollution. The Hubble Space Telescope's powerful lens should not worry about that, and NASA can take great pictures like the one you see above when you feel like it.

You see here a nearby galaxy called NGC 6744. This is not a particularly interesting name, but that does not make the colossal galaxy any less impressive. It's twice as wide as our own Milky Way, and according to NASA it's still a very active place.

The galaxy would be about 200,000 light-years, about twice as wide as the Milky Way. In terms of shape, it looks a lot like our galaxy, with long curved spiral arms made up of innumerable stars, planets, gases, and dusts.

"NGC 6744 is similar to our galaxy at home in many ways," NASA explains in a new post. "Like the Milky Way, NGC 6744 has a large central region filled with old yellow stars. While moving away from the galactic core, one can see parts of the dusty spiral arms painted in shades of pink and blue; While blue sites are full of young star clusters, rosés are areas of active star formation, indicating that the galaxy is still very much alive. "

The photo was taken with Hubble's WFC3, Wide Field Camera 3. The spaceship is certainly up there in terms of age, having recently celebrated its 28th year of service after being launched in 1990. It is clear that the telescope has a lot of life, and it's a very good thing considering the mounting delays and the absurd cost overruns of its successor-successor, the James Webb Space Telescope.

The James Webb was supposed to be in space for a decade now but it has not even taken off. "Northrop Grumman, the entrepreneur who has always disappointed NASA and the US government while working on the project, has missed a lot of time in its construction.Of course, the company refuses to absorb these costs and prefers to pass the bill to NASA, which is already fighting for funding.Well, at least, we have Hubble!