- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 25th, 2015
Hubble Sees Distant Spiral Galaxy Dubbed Messier 94
This galaxy lies about 16 million light-years away
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 21st, 2015
Milky Way in 46 Billion Pixels Is the Largest Space Image to Date
The view is the work of scientists in Germany
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 16th, 2015
Hubble Delivers Gorgeous View of Galaxy 48 Million Light-Years Away
The galaxy, dubbed NGC 428, was discovered in 1786
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 30th, 2015
Spiral Galaxy Bent and Twisted by Neighbor It Is Merging With
Astronomers say the two galaxies got close to each other between 100 and 200 million years ago, will soon collide
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 13th, 2014
Merging Spiral Galaxies Look Stunning in New NASA Space Image
The galaxies, dubbed NGC 2207 and IC2163, are located at a distance of about 130 million light-years from our planet
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 29th, 2014
Image of Spiral Galaxy 13 Million Light-Years Away Is Simply Epic
The image was obtained with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope, shows spiral galaxy NGC 7793 in all its glory
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 6th, 2014
Telescope Captures Insanely Detailed Image of Spiral Galaxy Messier 33
This galaxy is located at a distance of about 3 million light-years from our planet
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 15th, 2014
Photo of the Day: Hubble Sees Galaxy Sporting Stunningly Bright Center
This spiral galaxy is located at a distance of about 32 million light-years from Earth
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2014
“Homemade” Telescope Sees 7 Previously Unknown Dwarf Galaxies
The telescope comprises several telephoto lenses that have been stitched together
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 9th, 2014
Hubble Images Near-Perfect Example of a Spiral Galaxy
Though unremarkable at first, this galaxy is special through its mediocrity
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- January 11th, 2013
Astronomers Find the Largest Spiral Galaxy in the Universe - Photo
New observations found new regions of the already known NGC 6872
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 25th, 2012
Old and Calm Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus Is Rocking Two Hidden Spiral Arms
This is the first elliptical galaxy found to harbor spirals
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 24th, 2012
Hubble Sees Amazing, Edge-On Spiral Galaxy
The cosmic structure is slightly distorted by gravitational interactions
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 15th, 2012
Side-on View of Distant Galaxy Reveals Its Central Bulge
Some of its dustier areas are also clearly visible in the photo
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 1st, 2012
Milky Way and Andromeda Will Collide Head-On
The event is scheduled to take place in about 5 billion years
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 19th, 2012
Spiral Galaxy 30 Million Light-Years Away Caught on Tape
The structure has roughly the same diameter as the Milky Way
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 10th, 2008
Hubble Pictures the Coma Cluster
The cluster contains mostly elliptic galaxies