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This Hubble image shows the central region of a spiral galaxy known as NGC 247. NGC 247 is a relatively small spiral...
Only rarely does an astronomical object have a political association. However, the spiral galaxy NGC 7252 acquired...
This Hubble image shows the central region of a spiral galaxy known as NGC 247. NGC 247 is a relatively small spiral...
The spiral galaxy NGC 7252 has a superficial resemblance to an atomic nucleus surrounded by the loops of electronic...
This artist's conception illustrates the decline in our universe's "birth-rate" over time. When the universe was...
The glowing object in this Hubble Space Telescope image is an elliptical galaxy called NGC 3923. It is located over...
Zoom into the Andromeda galaxy. The largest NASA Hubble Space Telescope image ever assembled, this sweeping view of...
The beautiful spiral galaxy visible in the center of the image is known as RX J1140.1+0307, a galaxy in the Virgo...
The drizzle of stars scattered across this image forms a galaxy known as UGC 4879. UGC 4879 is an irregular dwarf...
Two galaxies in a cosmic dance defy conventions. 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo, the more...
This stunning new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows part of the sky in the constellation of Canes...
Bright green sources of high-energy X-ray light captured by NASA's NuSTAR mission are overlaid on an optical-light...
Chandra X-Ray Observatory provided this composite X-ray (blue and green) and optical (red) image of the active...
Thousands of galaxies flood this near-infrared image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. High-resolution imaging from...
NASA image release Feb. 17, 2011 To see a hd vidoe of this sprial galaxy go to:...
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4845, located over 65 million light-years...
The subject of this Hubble image is NGC 5474, a dwarf galaxy located 21 million light-years away in the...
This image combines NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. As...
Bursts of pink and red, dark lanes of mottled cosmic dust, and a bright scattering of stars — this NASA/ESA Hubble...
The galaxy UGC 1382 has been revealed to be far larger and stranger than previously thought. Astronomers relied on a...
This deepest-ever view of the universe unveils myriad galaxies back to the begirning of time. Several hundred,...
What are some skywatching highlights in February 2024? Venus begins its exit from the morning sky, as Mars makes its...
Galaxies can take many shapes and be oriented any way relative to us in the sky. This can make it hard to figure out...
IC 342 is a challenging cosmic target. Although it is bright, the galaxy sits near the equator of the Milky Way’s...