Image: Hubble views IC 3476, an active star-forming galaxy
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features IC 3476, a dwarf galaxy that lies about 54 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. While this image does not look very dramatic—we might say it looks almost serene—the actual physical events taking place in IC 3476 are highly energetic. In fact, the little galaxy is undergoing a process called ram pressure stripping that is driving unusually high levels of star formation in regions of the galaxy.
Chandra Celebrates 15th Anniversary: Tycho Supernova Remnant - NASA
Chandra's 15th Anniversary: Tycho supernova remnant over 4 centuries after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe 1st observed it. The supernova remnant that bears his name is now a bright source of X-rays. Chandra- G292.0+1.8: at a distance of @ 20,000 lya, is one of the only 3 supernova remnants in the Milky Way known to contain large amounts of oxygen. Learn More: http://www.nasa.gov/chandra/multimedia/chandra-15th-anniversary-tycho.html#.U9EpPoBdVm4
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