Stars are bursting into life in the constellation of Virgo, which lies a mere 50 million light-years away from Earth.
The Hubble space telescope recently captured a beautifully detailed view of NGC 4526, one of the so-called starburst galaxies within Virgo.
A starburst galaxy is a galaxy that's experiencing an exceptionally high rate of star formation.
Starburst galaxies contain regions where stars form at such a breakneck speed that the galaxy devours its gas supply faster than it can be replenished, NASA and the European Space Agency said in an April 14 update. Read more...
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