# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdofGP3DO3X
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70776346-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/26895f15e0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23T14:06:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

This galaxy is a little extra.

You’re looking at Messier 106, a spiral galaxy with an extra set of arms. These two additional arms are made of gas heated up by jets from the galaxy’s central black hole.

#NASA #Galaxy #Messier

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nasa, galaxy, messier

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