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Galaxy Evolution Explorer Celebrates Five Years in Space
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Since its launch five years ago, the Galaxy Evolution Explorer has photographed hundreds of millions of galaxies in ultraviolet light. M106 is one of those galaxies, 22 light years away, it strikes a pose in blue and gold for this new commemorative portrait. The galaxy's extended arms are the blue filaments that curve around its edge, creating its outer disk. Tints of blue in M106's arms reveal hot, young massive stars.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineGalaxy Evolution Explorer Celebrates Five Years in Space. NASA/JPL, 2008-04-28. Public domain. ID: PIA10600.
