Is this galaxy too hot for its own good? [Space Porn]

Is this galaxy too hot for its own good? [Space Porn]: "

Check out this brilliant image of spiral galaxy NGC 2841, from the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3. This galaxy has an unusually low rate of star creation — you can tell by the absence of the pinkish glow of emission nebulae, which would indicate new star birth. What's going on? NASA explains: More »