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NGC 1566: A Spiral Galaxy from Webb and Hubble

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), R. Chandar (UToledo), D. Calzetti (UMass), PHANGS Team

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Spiral galaxy NGC 1566 is shown with an image from Hubble primarily in visible light on the upper left, and an image from Webb in primarily infrared light on the lower right. A rollover image shows the same galaxy with the Webb and Hubble parts reversed.
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The Heart Shaped Antennae Galaxies

Image Credit & Copyright: Kent E. Biggs

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Two galaxies are seen colliding the image center. Together, they look like a classic heart icon but with long tails.
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