Electric feel ⚡️⁣ ⁣ This spiral galaxy, known as M77, is located 47 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. A supermassive black hole lies at the center of the galaxy, surrounded by swirling arms that contain gas, dust, and starbursts. ⁣ ⁣ Magnetic fields play a major role in the shape of these spiral galaxies. According to research and observations from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, the spiral shape of the galaxy can be explained in part by the "density wave theory," where the magnetic fields that align the dust, gas, and stars in the arms of the galaxy are being compressed by gravity.⁣ ⁣ Image Description: A spiral-shaped pink and purple galaxy dominate the middle of the image. At the center of the galaxy, a bright white core shines with a purple haze. Long, thin, and compressed lines surround the core. The swirling lines are filled with dust, gas and pink star clusters. Black space surrounds the galaxy with stars on the edges of the ima...