The Hubble Classification, also known as the Hubble Sequence, is a widely recognized method for systematically categorizing ...

Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly ...

NGC 1672, a stunning barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years away in the constellation Dorado, puts on a dazzling ...

The blood-like hue of the image is owed to a combination of mid-infrared light from Webb with visible and ultraviolet light ...

Astronomers have employed the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) to perform comprehensive multiwavelength observations of a large and massive spiral galaxy known as UGC 2885. Results of the ...

Why it's so special: The spiral galaxy IC 3225 looks like it's going somewhere. At first glance, it may seem like any other large spiral galaxy, such as our Milky Way, with its bright, glowing ...

A vibrant spiral galaxy appears to be whizzing through space as if it were launched out of a cosmic cannon. A vibrant spiral galaxy appears to be whizzing through space as if it were launched out ...

Seen in chilling detail, the vibrant reds and pinks are contrasted against the dark background of the cosmos ... Space Telescope captured a pair of spiral galaxies some 114 million light-years from ...

Spiral galaxies like our Milky ... of younger galaxies cartwheel through the background. Like a celestial nautilus shell, the eerie 'Phantom Galaxy' swirls through space about 32 million light ...

Not only does it seemingly exist too early in the cosmos to be strongly spinning, the galaxy also shows hints of spiral arms similar to highly evolved "modern" galaxies like our own Milky Way.

These powerful instruments unveiled an astonishing truth: The Milky Way is not a mere collection of stars but a galaxy with a ...

The area is zoomed in 12times compared to the large mosaic. In the middle left, spiral galaxy NGC 2188 is visible at a distance of 25 million light-years. In the top-right corner, galaxy cluster ...