Explore the ‘Evil Eye’: NASA Hubble Telescope Spies Galaxy 17 Million Light-Years Away!
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled numerous revelations regarding far-off galaxies, supermassive black holes, and the enigmatic existence of dark matter in the vast expanse of space. The extraordinary capabilities of NASA’s space telescope have now been showcased through a breathtaking image of the Evil Eye Galaxy, situated a staggering 17 million light-years from our planet. Delve into the mysteries of this distant galaxy and explore the remarkable findings made by NASA scientists.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries of the Evil Eye Galaxy
NASA has shared a beautiful image of the “Evil Eye” galaxy on the 8ts Instagram handle, located 17 million light years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. The space agency calls the galaxy “an evil eye with sweeping ribbons of cosmic dust.” Scientifically, the evil eye galaxy is called Messier 64 or M64. The galaxy was photographed in 2008, but was first cataloged by French astronomer Messier in 1799 and discovered by Edward Pigott.
Messier 64 is known as the “Black Eye” or “Evil Eye” galaxy because it has a dark dust-absorbing band in front of its bright nucleus. NASA reports its brightness as magnitude 9.8, and the galaxy can be seen with a moderate-range telescope. The report says: “The collision of two galaxies has left a merged star system with an unusual appearance as well as strange internal motions.”
The post shared by the evil eye galaxy highlights the galaxy’s bright yellow core, which shines in brown and orange amidst the dark dust. The image also has blue and purple hues in the center of the galaxy.
About the NASA Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 to understand the mysteries of the universe. It is placed in Low Earth Orbit, which allows scientists to reach millions of kilometers away to study distant galaxies, black holes, dark matter and more. NASA’s advanced telescope has contributed to more than 1.5 million observations and more than 20,000 discoveries.
