NASA releases Hubble image of galaxy under pressure

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NASA released an image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope showing a galaxy under pressure.

The image released by the space agency last week shows a galaxy located 52 million light years away, LEDA 42160, as it forces its way through a dense gas. NASA said the ram pressure offers “dramatic” effects on star formation in the galaxy.

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