[LOOK] NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Captures Stunning Photo of Galaxy UGCA 193

NASA's Hubble space telescope captures the galaxy UGCA 193 in what looks like a waterfall of stars.

On Nov. 3, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, alongside its collaboration with the European Space Agency (NASA/ESA) spots a cascade galaxy called the UGCA 193 using the Hubble Space telescope.

In a stunning photo captured by the Hubble Space Telescope by absorbing and distorting light rays, the galaxy UGCA 193 appeared with its slanted shimmering blue form dubbed as "a waterfall of stars," according to ESA. The spiral galaxy's striking blue haze is said to host many young stars in its lower portion, hence its "falling" form.

Hubble took to their official Twitter to post the photo of NASA and ESA's space findings.

Behind the Waterfall Resemblance of Galaxy UGCA 193

According to the Universe Guide, UGCA 193 is a separate galaxy outside the Milky Way and the Solar System. The spiral galaxy lies in the constellation of Sextans.

Mashable reports that the striking blue color of UGCA 193's form indicates the stars are extremely hot, falling between 10,000 to 50,000 Kelvin, with temperatures exceeding six times that of the Earth's sun.

"We know that cooler stars appear to our eyes more red, and hotter stars appear more blue. As the mass and surface temperature of a star, and therefore its colour, are linked, heavier stars are able to 'burn' at higher temperatures resulting in a blue glow from their surface," according to the European Space Agency.

Additionally, NASA captured a similar-looking blue galaxy that resembles a waterfall back in 2020 called the NGC 2799, which was captured being pulled by the NGC 2798, hence its tilted form.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Adds UGCA 193 Among Other Space Oddity Finds

The Hubble Space Telescope was named after American astronomer Edwin Hubble of the 20th century. However, the space observatory is reliant on the Space Telescope Science Institute to select its target and process the resulting data.

According to NASA, over 1.5 million observations of galaxies and space oddities have been attributed to the Hubble Space Telescope since its launch in 1990. While it is not the only space telescope, Hubble remains one of the largest and most versatile ones.

After more than 30 years of operation in NASA, the space-based observatory has deepened humanity's knowledge of the cosmos by determining the universe's rate of expansion and capturing a population of seven primitive galaxies.

Interestingly, SciTech Daily reports that recent photos from the Hubble Space Telescope in September find a window into an early universe from spiraling stars. Scientists revealed that the NGC 346 may be feeding star formation in the spiral figure of gas and stars and that this phenomenon may prove to be an efficient way to fuel star birth.

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Written by: Andi C.