Scientists reveal new images of Sombrero Galaxy

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The Sombrero galaxy has a wonderful new picture now. NOIRLab showed this special photo to everyone.

A telescope in Chile saw the galaxy four years ago. Workers finished the picture's colors just this week.

This big galaxy is 30 million light-years from Earth. It is very wide, about 50,000 light-years across.

The galaxy has a bright halo of many stars around it. This halo looks three times bigger than the galaxy itself.

Scientists think old galaxy crashes made these star streams. People first discovered this amazing galaxy in the 1700s.

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Who showed the new picture of the Sombrero galaxy?

NOIRLab showed this special photo to everyone.

How far is the Sombrero galaxy from Earth?

This big galaxy is 30 million light-years from Earth.

When was the Sombrero galaxy first discovered?

People first discovered this amazing galaxy in the 1700s.

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