The Hubble Space Telescope, now operating for 35 years, has captured a new image of Messier 77, a spiral galaxy located 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, also known as “The Whale ...

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C. Ho, D. Thilker. Spiral galaxy Messier 77, also called the Squid Galaxy, sits 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). The name Squid Galaxy refers to the extended ...

The aquatic-themed portrait highlights the galaxy's swirling arms and bright core, which, thanks to Hubble's advanced imaging, now appear more intricate and vibrant than ever before.

focusing on two ghostly objects within the NGC 1052 group about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. Tang and his colleagues propose that FCC 224, like those NGC 1052 dwarf ...

which sits 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). The designation Messier 77 comes from the galaxy's place in the famous catalog compiled by the French astronomer ...