Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a lot like this other galaxy pictured here: NGC 6744.
This #hubbleclassic view shows another spiral galaxy that has a prominent central region full of older, yellow stars – just like we do. It also has dusty spiral arms interlaced with regions of pink and blue. The blue sites are full of young star clusters, while the pink ones are regions of active star formation.
However, NGC 6744 spans over 200,000 light-years across. That's twice as big as the Milky Way's diameter!
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA; Acknowledgment: Judy Schmidt
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