Sunny Priyan
The tranquil spiral galaxy UGC 12295 basks leisurely in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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This galaxy lies around 192 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces and is almost face-on when viewed from Earth, displaying a bright central bar and tightly wound spiral arms.
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Despite its tranquil appearance, UGC 12295 played host to a catastrophically violent explosion-a supernova–detected in 2015.
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Supernovae are the explosive deaths of massive stars and are responsible for forging many of the elements found here on Earth.
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Two different teams of astronomers used Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 to observe UGC 12295 and sift through the wreckage of this vast stellar explosion.
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Hubble’s sharp vision helps astronomers explore supernova remnants like UGC 12295, revealing how matter evolves in the universe.
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