You're looking at the home of 40 billion stars! 🌟
Messier 95 is a barred spiral galaxy about 33 million light-years away, with glowing arms full of star birth activity: go.nasa.gov/4uxYDLp
Welcome to Hubble's Messier Marathon: 2026 Edition! We're sharing new Hubble images of cosmic objects from the Messier catalog, compiled by French astronomer Charles Messier in the 1700s. Come back tomorrow for another new image, and catch up here ⬇️
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