Welcome to one of the most active galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood: NGC 1569. This starburst galaxy creates stars at a rate 100 times faster than in our own galaxy, the Milky Way – and it’s been doing so for the past 100 million years.
NGC 1569 is about 11 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. Find out more about this sparkling galaxy here.
For the past few weeks, our Hubble Space Telescope explored #GalaxiesGalore! You can find more galaxy content and spectacular new images on Hubble’s Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and A. Aloisi (STScI/ESA)
What makes the western spadefoot (Spea hammondii) an “explosive” breeder?🐸
When it’s time to mate, the nocturnal amphibians become diurnal, emerge from their burrows, and occupy rain pools (or other temporary bodies of water created by seasonal rains). Males make loud calls to attract a mate. A female can lay more than 600 eggs, which she will attach to foliage; offspring can hatch as quickly as within five days! You might spot this toad in parts of California.
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