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Hubble telescope beams back picture of a 'soft, woolly' spiral galaxy

The flocculent spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is seen here in this image posted by NASA on July 13, 2021 (ESA/Hubble & NASA and S. Smartt (Queen's University Belfast) Robert Gendler) The flocculent spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is seen here in this image posted by NASA on July 13, 2021 (ESA/Hubble & NASA and S. Smartt (Queen's University Belfast) Robert Gendler)
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The Hubble Space Telescope has beamed back a picture of a flocculent spiral galaxy, so called because of its 鈥渟oft and fluffy鈥 appearance and lack of defined spiral 鈥渁rms鈥 normally associated with spiral galaxies.

NASA explaining that the galaxy, named NGC 3521, is a 鈥渕ember of a class of galaxies known as flocculent spirals, [and] like other flocculent galaxies, NGC3521 lacks the clearly defined, arcing structure to its spiral arms.鈥

The space agency also described NGC 3521 as having 鈥減atches of stars and dust鈥 showing up here and there throughout the central disk, stating that about 30 per cent of galaxies share the same 鈥減atchiness鈥 as NGC 3521.

The galaxy NGC 3521 is located about 26 million light years away and is found in the constellation Leo, NASA said.

NASA has to restore the payload computer on the Hubble Space Telescope, providing an update Tuesday to say that the agency had completed a review to see if switching the telescope to its backup hardware is needed.

The investigation into the cause of computer issue that had paused the telescope鈥檚 observations is ongoing.

 

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