Here is an atypical spiral galaxy with a jumper (an elongated structure of stars and gas in the galactic disk), which looks like a dandelion seed head caught up by the wind. In addition, ESO 137-001 behaves accordingly, spreading its “seeds” in space.
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The galaxy is moving at a speed of about seven million kilometers per hour, which leads to a rapid loss of gas — gas and dust clouds literally break away from it. Extreme conditions trigger star formation, and massive and extremely hot stars appear, which in the image look like blue dots forming bright “streams” at the base of ESO 137-001.
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The image attached to the post was created based on data obtained by the NASA/ESA Hubble space Telescope and the NASA Space Observatory “Chandra”.
Spiral Galaxy ESO 137-001
