This image captures the face-on spiral galaxy NGC 3982. Its arms are lined with pink star-forming regions of glowing hydrogen, blue newborn star clusters, and dark dust lanes that provide the raw material for future generations of stars.
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This image captures the face-on spiral galaxy NGC 3982. Its arms are lined with pink star-forming regions of glowing hydrogen, blue newborn star clusters, and dark dust lanes that provide the raw material for future generations of stars.