The barred spiral galaxy NGC 521 is located in the Cetus constellation. As a face-on galaxy, it shows a clear view of the bulge, dust ring, barred structure, and extended spiral arms. In the spiral ...
COMICS is a mid-infrared camera and spectrograph, which can detect, for example, warm dust that emits strong radiation in space and that cannot be seen in optical wavelengths. The thin, dry air of ...