The central region of the small galaxy NGC 1705 blazes with the light of thousands of young and old stars in this image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. At 17 million light-years away, the individual stars of the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 1705 are out of range of all but the sharp eyes of Hubble. NGC 1705 is classified as a dwarf irregular because it is small and lacks any regular structure.
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Hubble Resolves a Blaze of Stars in a Galaxy’s Core
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A Blaze of Stars in the Core of Dwarf Galaxy NGC 1705
The central region of the small galaxy NGC 1705 blazes with the light of thousands of young and old stars in this image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. At 17 million light-years away, the individual stars of the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 1705 are out of range of all...
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Mar 20, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
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NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA);
Acknowledgment: M. Tosi (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna)