The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has released a new image of Messier 88, a spiral galaxy moving through the Virgo Cluster. The galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole and shows early signs of gas loss due to cluster forces.
Messier 88, also known as NGC 4501, lies about 63 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. A supermassive black hole at its center holds roughly 100 million solar masses and drives gas outflows while older stars create a warm central glow. Spiral arms display bright star clusters and dust clouds, viewed at an angle from Earth.