Hubble captures a glowing barred spiral galaxy with a blazing nucleus
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The Hubble Space Telescope images IC 486, a barred spiral galaxy about 380 million light-years from Earth, showcasing its soft glow, winding spiral arms, and a bright core powered by a supermassive black hole (an active galactic nucleus). The feature that defines IC 486—a central bar structure—appears in roughly two-thirds of spiral galaxies, and the image highlights both the galaxy’s structure and its energetic center.
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