
This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows where the action is taking place in galaxy NGC 1291. The outer ring, colored red, is filled with new stars that are igniting and heating up dust that glows with infrared light.
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NASA ID
PIA18847
Date Created
October 22, 2014
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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