A Dwarf Galaxy Star Bar and Dusty Wing

ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI2012-01-10

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

In combined data from ESA Herschel and NASA Spitzer telescopes, irregular distribution of dust in the Small Magellanic Cloud becomes clear. A stream of dust extends to left, known as the galaxy wing, and a bar of star formation appears to right.

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Title: A Dwarf Galaxy Star Bar and Dusty Wing
Creator: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI
Date Created: 2012-01-10
Rights: JPL

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