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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2025 February 20   
      
                                    Messier 87   
               Image Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team   
      
      Explanation: Enormous elliptical galaxy Messier 87 is about 50 million   
      light-years away. Also known as NGC 4486, the giant galaxy holds   
      trillions of stars compared to the mere billions of stars in our large   
      spiral Milky Way. M87 reigns as the large central elliptical galaxy in   
      the Virgo galaxy cluster. An energetic jet from the giant galaxy's core   
      is seen to stretch outward for about 5,000 light-years in this sharp   
      optical and near-infrared view from the Hubble Space Telescope. In   
      fact, the cosmic blow torch is seen across the electromagnetic spectrum   
      from gamma-rays to radio wavelengths. Its ultimate power source is   
      M87's central, supermassive black hole. An image of this monster in the   
      middle of M87 has been captured by planet Earth's Event Horizon   
      Telescope.   
      
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