The distance between NGC 3318 and Earth is 115 million light years away. The Instagram post was liked by over 7,000 people within hours of the photo being shared. A few days ago, NASA also shared the same picture on Instagram.
The US space agency also shared an image of colliding galaxies a few weeks ago. It was captured by the Hubble Telescope. These galaxies were located in a constellation 215 million light years away from Earth. NASA said that they appeared to be colliding, but in reality were very far from each other.
The Hubble Space Telescope is a joint project of NASA and ESA. It was launched in April 1990. Since then this telescope has captured images of blazing dust clouds, stars emanating from supernova explosions. Along with this, it has helped to uncover some of the deepest mysteries of space. The James Webb Space Telescope will soon replace the Hubble Telescope. Recently it has been launched into space.
Talking about some unique discoveries, recently scientists have discovered a planet that looks like a potato. Researchers have discovered a planet named WASP-103b, which is about 1,500 light-years away from Earth. Scientists say that its shape is like a potato or rugby ball. But why is this planet strangely shaped? Astronomers say that WASP-103b is located around an F-type star. This star is bigger than our Sun. This planet is also big. One and a half times that of Jupiter. The planet is the size of a potato because of its close proximity to its star.
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