This clear image of Messier 82 (M82) shows its glowing clouds and gas plumes. Stars in this galaxy form ten times faster than in the Milky Way. This NASA/ESA Hubble image shows the edge-on disk galaxy ...

Scarlet plumes of hydrogen emanate from the lively cosmic portrait of the galaxy Messier 82 (M82) shown above. Also known as the cigar galaxy, it sits in the constellation Ursa Major, around 12 ...