Hubble Telescope Captures Stunning Views of Cosmic Explosions and Distant Galaxies.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the UGC 2890 galaxy, which is 30 million light-years from Earth. The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a central bulge and a rotating star-studded disk. In 2009, astronomers observed a supernova explosion in the galaxy, which was triggered by one of its stars running out of fuel and exploding. Astronomers are now studying the aftermath of the explosion to identify massive stars that will eventually explode in violent deaths and reveal any stellar survivors of colossal supernova explosions.