Hubble offers the most perfect view of a gorgeous spiral galaxy

Put it on a postcard.

We can't guarantee a perfect photo opp from our fixed vantage point of the floating space rock called Earth. Space is vast, and three-dimensional. Things don't always line up as well as NGC 5468 does in this image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Li et al. Acknowledgements: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)

The spiral galaxy that NASA highlighted in a Friday post is situated over 130 million light-years away from the point in space we call home. Our face-on look at NGC 5468 makes it easier to spot the massive explosion created collapsing stars, or supernovae. Read more...

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