Panning across Dwarf Galaxy DDO 68 | Hubble

Panning across Dwarf Galaxy DDO 68 | Hubble

This video pans over NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope observations of dwarf galaxy DDO 68. This ragged collection of stars and gas clouds looks at first glance like a recently-formed galaxy in our own cosmic neighborhood. However, is it really as young as it looks?

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA)

Acknowledgement: A. Aloisi (Space Telescope Science Institute)

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: September 25, 2014

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