The Dirt on Andromeda
This image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer highlights the dust that speckles the Andromeda galaxy spiral arms. The hot dust, which is being heated by newborn stars, traces the spidery arms all the way to the center of the galaxy.
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NASA ID
PIA12834
Date Created
February 17, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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