Astronomy fans rejoice! The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of NGC 4449, a dwarf galaxy located just 12.5 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs). As part of the M94 galaxy group, this galaxy is a cauldron of star formation.
NGC 4449 may be classified a dwarf galaxy, with fewer stars than our Milky Way, but it’s anything but small or boring. This starburst galaxy is churning out new stars at a blistering pace, far outstripping what its size suggests. What does this mean? Scientists suspect this galaxy-wide frenzy was kicked off by gravitational tussles with its neighbors in the M94 group.
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Hubble first snapped NGC 4449 back in 2007, but this new image is a souped-up remix, blending multiple wavelengths of light from various observing programs. These efforts cover everything from unraveling NGC 4449’s star-formation saga to charting the hottest, heaviest stars across more than two dozen nearby galaxies.
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has also zeroed in on NGC 4449, peeling back layers to reveal delicate strands of dusty gas aglow with the fierce light of its thriving young stars, adding depth to this cosmic portrait.
