A new photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a galaxy existing at the edge of a cosmic void. This galaxy, called NGC 6503, is present all alone.

Generally, galaxies are surrounded by other galactic neighbors grouped together around the universe. But in case of this galaxy, the scenario is different. According to Hubble officials, the galaxy is at the edge of a part of space called the Local Void that is an unusual, 150 light-year across patch of the cosmos, where no other stars or galaxies seem to exist. The galaxy is located approximately 18 million light-years from Earth.

Earlier also the Hubble has photographed NGC 6503, however this new photo reveals more details about the galaxy. According to Hubble, the galaxy is nearly 30,000 light-years long and is one-third the size of the Milky Way. Red patches of gas and the blue of baby stars forming with lines of brown dust visible in the galaxy could be seen in the image captured by Hubble.

Scientists could find some important information with help of this image of NGC 6503 that may lead to more research. A sample of comparatively nearby galaxies is being observed by a Hubble survey in order to further understand their composition and the behavior of their stars.

Hubble representatives said in a statement, "This survey uses 154 orbits of time on Hubble; by contrast, a typical Hubble observing program lasts from a few to a few tens of orbits".