Astronomers catalog it as M82 and NGC 3034. Last week, I talked about Bode’s Galaxy (M81). Well, point your telescope 37′ due north of M81, and you might think you’re seeing a galaxy explode.

On the left is the starburst galaxy M82 as observed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2006. The small box at the galaxy’s core corresponds to the area captured so far by the NIRCam (Near ...

“M82 has garnered a variety of observations ... been stirred up by a recent pass near its neighbor, large spiral galaxy M81, but this doesn’s explain the source of the red glowing outwardly ...