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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
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                                   2025 April 26   
      
                           Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5335   
                          Image Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI   
      
      Explanation: This stunning portrait of NGC 5335 was captured by the   
      Hubble Space Telescope. Some 170,000 light-years across and over 200   
      million light-years away toward the constellation Virgo, the   
      magnificent spiral galaxy is seen face-on in Hubble's view. Within the   
      galactic disk, loose streamers of star forming regions lie along the   
      galaxy's flocculent spiral arms. But the most striking feature of NGC   
      5335 is its prominent central bar. Seen in about 30 percent of   
      galaxies, including our Milky Way, bar structures are understood to   
      channel material inward toward the galactic center, fueling star   
      formation. Of course, distant background galaxies are easy to spot,   
      scattered around the sharp Hubble image. Launched in 1990, Hubble is   
      now celebrating its 35th year exploring the cosmos from orbit around   
      planet Earth.   
      
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