# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BydbIeIDQQg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11734568-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/534983c63c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-06-08T19:01:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Mature and gorgeous, this barred spiral galaxy spotted by our NASAHubble Space Telescope shows a luminous core that is likely acting like a stellar nursery. 👶 ⭐⁣
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Astronomers think that bar structures like the one seen crossing through NGC 7773's core emerge later in the lifetime of a galaxy, as star-forming material makes its way toward the galactic center. Our own Milky Way galaxy is thought to look similar to this.⁣
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Credit: NASA/esa/nasahubble/J. Walsh
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#NASA #universe #space #galaxy #HubbleFriday⁣

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