Dossier
Virgo Cluster
Coverage of Virgo Cluster in the Nexus archive.
- Hubble captures M88 on a perilous journey that could change it forever
Messier 88, a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, is moving through the cluster, leading to the potential loss of gas necessary for star formation. It has a supermassive black hole and spiral arms with young star clusters and dust clouds. The process over the next few hundred million years will reshape the galaxy.
- NASA’s Hubble captures gorgeous new photo of a spiral galaxy as it wanders through the Virgo Cluster
NASA’s Hubble telescope captured a new image of the spiral galaxy Messier 88 in the Virgo Cluster. The galaxy is active, with its central supermassive black hole consuming gas and dust.