Sunny Priyan
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured in exquisite detail a face-on view of a remarkable-looking galaxy.
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NGC 5335 is categorized as a flocculent spiral galaxy with patchy streamers of star formation across its disk.
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There is a striking lack of well-defined spiral arms that are commonly found among galaxies, including our Milky Way.
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A notable bar structure slices across the center of the galaxy. The bar channels gas inwards toward the galactic center, fueling star formation.
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Such bars are dynamic in galaxies and may come and go over two-billion-year intervals.
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They appear in about 30 percent of observed galaxies, including our Milky Way.
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