Southern Pinwheel Deep Space 5150 kilometers across) and appears

5150 kilometers across) and appears as a detached layer at the top of the moon here

This means that they normally lie closer in to the galactic center than we do

Hubble has only previously conducted in-depth research on the cluster's central core

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which is even more dramatic than fiction

Southern Pinwheel Deep Space 5150 kilometers across) and appearsThe vibrant magentas and blues in this Hubble image of the barred spiral galaxy M83 reveal that the galaxy is ablaze with star formation. The galactic panorama unveils a tapestry of the drama of stellar birth and death. The galaxy, also known as the Southern Pinwheel, lies 15 million light years away in the constellation Hydra. Credit: NASA, ESA