
M61 (NGC 4303)
Messier 61 (M61) is a type of galaxy known as a starburst galaxy. Starburst galaxies experience an incredibly high rate of star formation, hungrily using up their reservoir of gas in a very short period of time (in astronomical terms). But this is not the only activity going on within the galaxy; deep at its heart there is thought to be a supermassive black hole that is violently spewing out radiation.
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Det58
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