Hubble Space Telescope Captures a New View of Galaxy M90

     Messier 90 is a spiral galaxy that is located about 59 million light-years away from Earth, and contains around a trillion stars and a thousand globular clusters. M90 was discovered in 1781, while looking at other galaxies in the Virgo cluster. One of the most unique things about Messier 90 is the fact it’s traveling closer towards our Milky Way. Messier 90 has a blueshift, which can happen when a galaxy is compressing the wavelength of its light as it is moving towards something (our Milky Way). Most other galaxies are towards the red end of the spectrum, moving away from our galaxy. 

    The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a new image of Galaxy M90, which is located in the constellation Virgo. There have been past images taken of galaxy Messier 90 in infrared, ultraviolet, and visible light with a Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2. These images only captured parts of the galaxy, while the newer images provide a fuller view of the Messier 90’s dusty stick, bright core, and gaseous halo. These images give us new insight on the galaxy and its characteristics. 

Citations 

Nasa. (2024, October 18). Hubble captures a new view of Galaxy M90. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2024-10-hubble-captures-view-galaxy-m90.html 

NASA. (n.d.-a). Hubble Spies curious galaxy moving a Little Closer - NASA Science. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-spies-curious-galaxy-moving-a-little-closer/ 

NASA. (n.d.-b). Messier 90 - NASA science. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/messier-90/