A bright yellow galaxy core shines, surrounded by spiral arms laced through with dark dust and bluish regions of star formation. A black stair step region near the upper left shows an area without Hubble data.

M98

This image of M98 was taken in 1995 with Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.

Credits: NASA, ESA, STScI and V. Rubin (Carnegie Institution of Washington)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, STScI and V. Rubin (Carnegie Institution of Washington)
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