NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Virgo, 52 million light-years from Earth. This galaxy is located within the Virgo galaxy cluster and hosts a relatively dense gas environment. Intergalactic gas pressure is an important factor that can affect star formation in such galaxies. This pressure can slow down or completely stop star production by expelling the gases and dust that trigger star formation. On the other hand, this pressure can accelerate the formation of new stars by increasing the compression between components.

The image shows a wide variety of orange and yellow stars and galaxies in the darkness of space. On the left is a dwarf galaxy characterised by a dusty starburst. Small white and light yellow stars also shimmer in the image.