NASA’s Black Hole Study Leads to New Image of Dazzling Barred Spiral Galaxy

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NASA’s Black Hole Study Leads to New Image of Dazzling Barred Spiral Galaxy

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on Friday released a twinkling new image of NGC 1022, a barred spiral galaxy located more than 60 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Cetus.

According to the space agency, NGC 1022 was given its “barred” classification as a result of the central bars that connect the galaxy’s spiral arms.

The new image, which was snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope, was captured amid the American space agency’s ongoing efforts to study and better understand the ever-mysterious black holes.

NGC 1022 and its supermassive center were initially discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 10, 1785, Sci News reported.

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NASA’s Black Hole Study Leads to New Image of Dazzling Barred Spiral Galaxy

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