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M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind

By |2026-04-17T16:44:35-04:00April 17th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Messier 82 is a starburst galaxy with a superwind. In fact, through supernova explosions and powerful winds from massive stars, the burst of star formation in M82 is driving a prodigious outflow. Evidence for the superwind from the galaxy's central regions is clear in the sharp telescopic portrait. The composite [...]

NGC 3310: A Starburst Spiral Galaxy

By |2026-04-05T16:44:59-04:00April 5th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day The party is still going on in spiral galaxy NGC 3310. Roughly 100 million years ago, NGC 3310 likely collided with a smaller galaxy causing the large spiral galaxy to light up with a tremendous burst of star formation. The changing gravity during the collision created density waves that compressed [...]

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