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      Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope focused on the barred spiral galaxy M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel, located 15 million light-years away. By assembling a number of Hubble images, scientists have made a mosaic of the iconic galaxy. This image shows billions of stars at various stages of life spread across 50,000 light-years.
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        January 9, 2014
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        Hubble Views Stellar Genesis in the Southern Pinwheel
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        NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

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      Mar 28, 2025
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      Claire Andreoli
      NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
      Greenbelt, Maryland
      claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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