Image: Hubble spots a lonely blue dwarf

Image: Hubble spots a lonely blue dwarf

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https://phys.org/news/2018-11-image-hubble-lonely-blue-dwarf.html

The young, blue stars nestled within a cloud of dust and gas in the center of this image are the result of a recent galaxy merger between a wandering galaxy and ESO 388-4. This galactic interaction disrupted the clouds of gas and dust surrounding ESO 338-4 and led to the rapid formation of a new population of stars.

                                                            
                                    
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                                    Image: Hubble's compact blue dwarf galaxy UGC 11411
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