The Hubble Space Telescope has captured detailed images of the jellyfish galaxy JO175, over 650 million light-years away. Named for their star-forming tendrils, recent research suggests that star formation in these galaxies is similar to the process in standard galactic discs. The jellyfish galax
Hubble Space Telescope image of the jellyfish galaxy JO175, located over 650 million light-years away in the constellation Telescopium. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP teamhas captured detailed images of the jellyfish galaxy JO175, over 650 million light-years away. Named for their star-forming tendrils, recent research suggests that star formation in these galaxies is similar to the process in standard galactic discs./ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Jellyfish galaxies get their unusual name from the tendrils of star-forming gas and dust that trail behind them, just like the tentacles of a jellyfish. These bright tendrils contain clumps of star formation and give jellyfish galaxies a particularly striking appearance.
Hubble recently completed a deep dive into jellyfish clusters, specifically the star-forming clumps of gas and dust that stud their tendrils. By studying the origins and fate of the stars in these clumps, astronomers hoped to better understand the processes underpinning star formation elsewhere in the Universe. Interestingly, their research suggests that star formation in the discs of galaxies is similar to star formation in the extreme conditions found in the tendrils of jellyfish galaxies.
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