The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy under the "ram pressure" inside a massive cluster of galaxies.

As gas is stripped from the galaxy, its pressure dynamics shift and either halt or boost star formation, leading to a ...

It is a prominent member of the Virgo Cluster, a large grouping of galaxies located relatively close to our own Milky Way.

Astronomer have recently started exploring the galaxy IC 3225 with their telescopes, this has shown a scene reminiscent of a ...

Hubble’s image reveals IC 3225, a galaxy with a cannonball-like appearanc IC 3225 showcases ram pressure stripping effects in the Virgo cluster The galaxy’s shape indicates dynamic forces at play in c ...

M90 sits among the galaxies of the relatively nearby Virgo Cluster, and its orbit took M90 on a path near the cluster's center about 300 million years ago. The density of gas in the inner cluster ...

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The galaxy, IC 3225, is located about 100 million light-years from Earth and is a member of a large group of galaxies known as the Virgo Cluster. A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope ...