Science and Exploration

Hubble’s Megamaser Galaxy

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
September 19, 2017
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Hubble’s Megamaser Galaxy
The two galaxies shown here, imaged by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, are named MCG+01-38-004 (the upper, red-tinted one) and MCG+01-38-005 (the lower, blue-tinted one).
NASA

Phenomena across the Universe emit radiation spanning the entire electromagnetic spectrum — from high-energy gamma rays, which stream out from the most energetic events in the cosmos, to lower-energy microwaves and radio waves.

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