Astronomers have long sorted galaxies into types based on their visible structure. Spiral galaxies, like our Milky Way, have a flat disk, winding spiral arms and ongoing star formation. Ellipticals ...
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million ...
Hubble captured a breathtaking view of NGC 6000, a spiral galaxy where blue newborn stars shine beside golden, aging ones. The image also reveals traces of ancient supernovae still glowing faintly ...
At least some evidence suggests that NGC 2775 developed its odd shape after merging with other galaxies eons ago. While not ...
Though NGC 7456 looks like a modest spiral galaxy, new Hubble and XMM-Newton observations reveal a bustling system with star-forming regions and an active core. The spiral galaxy NGC 7456 may appear ...