The “Hubble” telescope spotted an irregular spiral galaxy “NGC 5486” located 110 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. This observation comes from a selection of Hubble images to explore the debris left by the supernova, which is one of the most famous examples of A spiral galaxy with prominent, well-defined spiral arms.
When massive stars reach the end of their lives, they release huge amounts of gas and dust before ending their lives in supernova explosions.
The galaxy hosted a supernova in 2004, and astronomers have used the powerful Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys to explore the effects of the galaxy in hopes of learning more about these explosive events.
