HUBBLE ATLAS

Deep fields & lensing

Zoom into a distant galaxy core in the Hubble GOODS North field

August 27, 2014 · ESA/Hubble

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This zoom begins with an expansive view of the deep sky Hubble Space Telescope survey called GOODS North (Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey).

Zooming into this field reveals a compact galactic core dubbed GOODS-N-774, the first galaxy spotted in this stage of formation — a very early stage where the dense galactic core is still furiously churning out newborn stars.