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The Hubble Space Telescope captured a detailed image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4731 in the Virgo constellation, showcasing its colorful gas clouds, dust bands, star-forming regions, and prominent bar structure. This galaxy, located 43 million light-years from Earth, is part of a study on the flow of matter in galaxies, with its elongated arms likely influenced by gravitational interactions within the Virgo cluster.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068 in the Virgo constellation, about 20 million light-years from Earth. The telescope's infrared sensors can see through the dust and gas that surrounds stars as they're born, making it particularly suited to producing images that show the process of star formation. The composite image shows both the enormous amount of stars in the region as well as the highlights of the stars that have just been "born." NASA hopes the data being gathered can help to "kick-start" major scientific advances in the field of astronomy.