The image depicts the Messier 77 galaxy 45 million light-years away in the Cetus constellation.
At the centre of M77 is an active galactic nucleus, a compact region filled with hot gas that shines brighter than the rest ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture from NASA’s ...
The central region of Messier 77 is dominated by an extremely compact and energetic ...
A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Month image. IC 486 ...
This galaxy is particularly wicked, looking every bit like giant cosmic eye. 69 million light-years away, in the constellation Eridanus, the barred spiral galaxy has a bright center, surrounded by ...
Hubble’s newest view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2835 adds a stunning twist to a familiar sight. By capturing light in a special wavelength called H-alpha, astronomers have revealed glowing pink nebulae ...
Using the Subaru Telescope located at the summit of the extinct volcano Maunkea in Hawai'i, astronomers have captured a stunning image of a spiral galaxy that resembles a spinning cosmic wheel. The ...
Six views of the spiral galaxy NGC 1365, as extracted from its spectro-photometric data cube, generated by the TYPHOON survey. On the far left is a broadband image of the galaxy balancing B (blue), V ...