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Starry bulges yield secrets to galaxy growth



LIFTING THE VEIL OF DUST TO REVEAL THE SECRETS OF SPIRAL GALAXIES
Astronomers have combined information from the ESA/NASA Hubble Space Telescope's visible- and infrared-light cameras to show the hearts of four spiral galaxies peppered with ancient populations of stars.
Complete caption at: http://sci.esa.int/hubble/bulgesb.txt
Credits for WFPC2 and NICMOS composites: ESA, NASA and Reynier Peletier (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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