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This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a spiral galaxy …

This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a spiral galaxy named NGC 278. While NGC 278 may look serene, it is anything but. The galaxy is currently undergoing an immense burst of star formation. However, NGC 278’s star formation is somewhat unusual; it does not extend to the galaxy’s outer edges, but is only taking place within an inner ring some 6500 light-years across… Read more at http://spacetelescope.org/images/potw1641a/