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Close-up: Dwarf Galaxy Markarian 178 in Ursa Major

Close-up: Dwarf Galaxy Markarian 178 in Ursa Major | HubbleThe glittering blue galaxy in this Hubble Space Telescope picture is a blue compact dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). This galaxy, substantially smaller than our own Milky Way, lies 13 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major (The Great Bear). Mrk 178 is one of more than 1,500 Markarian galaxies. These galaxies get their name from the Armenian astrophysicist Be…
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friendsofnasa.org broke the news in on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
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