Credit: ESA/Hubble & & NASA, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz)The Hubble Telescopes research study of the spiral galaxy IC 438 in the constellation Lepus sheds light on the after-effects of a type Iax supernova, improving our understanding of celestial dynamics.This image reveals the spiral galaxy IC 438, which lies about 130 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Lepus (the Hare). Appropriately, Lepus is flanked by the constellations Canis Major (the Greater Dog) and Orion (the Hunter), whilst Canis Minor (the Lesser Dog) lies very nearby, indicating that in creative representations of the constellations, Lepus is often shown as being pursued by Orion and his two hunting dogs.Lepus is one of the 88 constellations that are officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Rather, we imply that it falls in the region of sky covered by the Lepus constellation stars.The IAUs 88 main constellations are by no implies the only constellations ever described by humankind.
