A stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of Messier 96 (NGC 3368), a spiral galaxy approximately 35 million light-years away in the Leo I galaxy group. The image showcases the galaxy's swirling dust lanes and bright core, spanning roughly 100,000 light-years. Background galaxies are visible at the image edges. The asymmetry of M96 remains a mystery, possibly due to past gravitational interactions.

Astronomy Picture from 12/06/2019

Spiral Galaxy M96 from Hubble

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190612.html


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