{"id":619987,"date":"2024-02-23T15:47:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T20:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=619987"},"modified":"2024-02-23T15:47:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T20:47:59","slug":"hubble-views-an-active-star-forming-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/hubble-views-an-active-star-forming-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hubble Views an Active Star-Forming Galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1913\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?w=1913\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A dwarf spiral galaxy. The center is not particularly bright and is covered by some dust, while the outer disk and halo wrap around as if swirling in water. Across the face of the galaxy, an arc of brightly glowing spots marks areas where new stars are forming. The galaxy is surrounded by tiny, distant galaxies on a dark background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg 3698w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?resize=280,300 280w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?resize=768,822 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?resize=956,1024 956w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?resize=1435,1536 1435w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?resize=1913,2048 1913w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?resize=374,400 374w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?resize=560,600 560w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?resize=841,900 841w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?resize=1121,1200 1121w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?resize=1868,2000 1868w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1913px) 100vw, 1913px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This NASA\/ESA <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hubble Space Telescope<\/a> 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 \u2013 we might say it looks almost serene \u2013 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gas and dust that permeates space exerts pressure on a galaxy as it moves. This resistance, called ram pressure, can strip a galaxy of its star-forming gas and dust, reducing or even stopping the creation of new stars. However, ram pressure can also compress gas in other parts of the galaxy, which can boost star formation. This may be happening in IC 3476. The galaxy appears to have absolutely no star formation along its edges, which bear the brunt of the ram pressure stripping, but star formation rates deeper within the galaxy are noticeably above average. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Text credit: European Space Agency (ESA)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Media Contact:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Claire Andreoli<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>NASA’s <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/goddard\"><strong><em>Goddard Space Flight Center<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em>Greenbelt, MD<\/em><\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:claire.andreoli@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>claire.andreoli@nasa.gov<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 \u2013 we might say it looks almost serene \u2013 the actual physical events taking place in IC 3476 are highly energetic. In fact, the little galaxy [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":619984,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[10473],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Hubble Views an Active Star-Forming Galaxy","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/hubble-views-an-active-star-forming-galaxy\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/hubble-views-an-active-star-forming-galaxy\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg"},"articleSection":"General","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michelle Zajac"}],"creator":["Michelle Zajac"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2024-02-23T20:47:58Z","datePublished":"2024-02-23T20:47:58Z","dateModified":"2024-02-23T20:47:59Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Hubble Views an Active Star-Forming Galaxy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/hubble-views-an-active-star-forming-galaxy\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-02-23T20:47:58Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"General\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Michelle Zajac\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"featured_image":{"id":619984,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/potw2408a.jpg","title":"Hubble Views an Active Star-Forming Galaxy","alt":"A dwarf spiral galaxy. 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