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In archived NASA data, researchers have discovered "super spiral" galaxies that dwarf our own spiral galaxy, the...
JANUARY 9, 2014: The vibrant magentas and blues in this Hubble image of the barred spiral galaxy M83 reveal that the...
This little-known galaxy, officially named J04542829-6625280, but most often referred to as LEDA 89996, is a classic...
Spiral galaxy NGC 3274 is a relatively faint galaxy located over 20 million light-years away in the constellation of...
Shown here is a spiral galaxy known as NGC 3455, which lies some 65 million light-years away from us in the...
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Acknowledgment: P. Knezek...
This new Hubble image is centered on NGC 5793, a spiral galaxy over 150 million light-years away in the...
This shining disk of a spiral galaxy sits approximately 25 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation...
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observes some of the most beautiful galaxies in our skies — spirals sparkling...
This ultraviolet image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer is of the large face on spiral galaxy NGC 3344. The inner...
Astronomers using NASA Hubble Space Telescope have found a spiral galaxy that may rotate in the opposite direction...
In celebration of the 27th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, 1990, astronomers...
This ultraviolet image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer left and visual image right of the face on barred and...
This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 83 was taken by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer on June 7, 2003. Located 15...
NGC 6090 is a beautiful pair of spiral galaxies with an overlapping central region and two long tidal tails formed...
This ultraviolet image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows the interacting pair NGC 1097, a barred spiral...
This Chandra X-ray observatory image of M83 shows numerous point-like neutron stars and black hole x-ray sources...
NGC 6050/IC 1179 Arp 272 is a remarkable collision between two spiral galaxies, NGC 6050 and IC 1179, and is part of...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the dense galaxy cluster SDSS J1531+3414 in the northern...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the dense galaxy cluster SDSS J1531+3414 in the northern...
Galaxy Messier 74, with its spiral arms seen face-on, is in the center of this image captured by NASA Wide-field...
Sometimes, the best way to understand how something works is to take it apart. The same is true for galaxies like...
This is a presentation of two comparison images of the Spiral Galaxy M81 in the constellation URA Major. The galaxy...
Lying more than 110 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Antlia (The Air Pump) is the spiral...