Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. In visible light, shown above in yellow, this galaxy appears to be a normal dwarf galaxy , as indicated by the yellow smudge in the image center. Yet when imaged in a very specific color, shown in blue, a whole spiral galaxy appears. This specific color is in the radio band and is preferentially emitted by neutral hydrogen atoms. Much about BCD galaxies remains mysterious, such as how the neutral hydrogen obtained its shape, what drives current star formation, and why there is so much dark matter .
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