The spiral arms of nearby galaxy Messier 81 is captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This galaxy is easily visible ...
With highly capable instruments James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was able to capture the image of a distant galaxy. Arp 107: ...
The Flaming Star Nebula: A dramatic NASA APOD image, showcasing the fierce interaction between intense stellar winds and cooler, denser material, which sculpts the nebula into a fiery display.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, with the help of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), has captured a remarkable image of two galaxies engaged in a gravitational interaction, each spiraling around the ...
These are just a taste of the discoveries made by the $10 billion Webb telescope since it began science observations in 2022.
The gauzy-looking celestial body UGC 5829 is an irregular galaxy that lies about 30 million light-years away. The Little Dumbbell Nebula, located 3,400 light-years away, is found in the northern ...
The galaxy's distinctive shape is created by a ring-like formation of gas and star activity surrounding it. The barred spiral ...
This is Webb's depiction of the galactic "eyes," which represent two colliding galaxies located approximately 465 million light-years away. This galaxy, often referred to as the Hockey Stick ...
This new Webb image shows two galaxies: a Penguin (NGC 2936) guarding an Egg (NGC 2937). Webb’s observations reveal the two are in a cosmic hug, joined together by a blue haze of stars and gas.
Researchers have discovered a distant disc galaxy that has surprisingly similar characteristics to our own Milky Way, and it could change our understanding of how galaxies form. The galaxy ...