Tag: Galaxy
Webb provides another look into galactic collisions
Smile for the camera! An interaction between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy, collectively known as Arp 107, seems to have given the spiral [...]
NASA’s Webb Peers into Extreme Outer Galaxy
Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy.
Scientists call this region the Extr [...]
Webb reveals galaxy forming cosmic question mark
Astronomers are astounded by a rare cosmic alignment showcasing highly magnified star-forming regions in distant galaxies.
It’s 7 billion years ag [...]
Hubble captures a lonely light in the dark
A splatter of stars glows faintly at almost 3 million light-years away in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Known as the Tucana Dwar [...]
Hubble captures a bright spiral ‘in the Queen’s Hair’
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the jewel-bright spiral galaxy NGC 4689, which lies 54 million light-years from Earth in the constel [...]
Hubble catches a vast galactic neighborhood
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features a richness of spiral galaxies:
The large, prominent spiral galaxy on the right side [...]
Hubble sights a galaxy with ‘Forbidden’ light
This whirling image features a bright spiral galaxy known as MCG-01-24-014, which is located about 275 million light-years from Earth.
In addition [...]
Webb spotlights gravitational arcs in ‘El Gordo’
The Fishhook. The Thin One. These are just two of the striking targets revealed in new detail by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Webb observed [...]
Hubble images a starstruck galaxy
The irregular galaxy Arp 263 lurks in the background of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, but the view is dominated by a stellar p [...]
Hubble Views a Beautiful Luminous Galaxy
The lenticular galaxy NGC 5283 is the subject of this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. NGC 5283 contains an active galactic nucleus, or A [...]