The Hubble Space Telescope has once again provided a stunning image of a distant galaxy, this time focusing on NGC 1559, a barred spiral galaxy located about 35 million light-years away in the southern constellation Reticulum. The detailed composite image showcases the galaxy’s active star-forming regions and is the result of ten individual photographs taken by Hubble. This new view offers astronomers and the public a rare glimpse into the processes governing the life cycle of stars in distant galaxies. A Glimpse Into NGC 1559’s Star-Forming ActivityThe new image of NGC 1559 is the product of …