Composite image of galaxy NGC 4631 -- the ' Whale galaxy '

This composite image of the galaxy NGC 4631 -- the "Whale Galaxy" -- was made using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array and reveals hair-like filaments of the galaxy’s magnetic field protruding above and below the galaxy’s disk. [Research supported by National ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.

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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - January 14, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: video

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