Hubble captures grand spiral NGC 5364
This eye-catching galaxy is known as NGC 5364.
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News tagged with spiral galaxy
Image: Hubble spies bar, baby stars
The galaxy depicted in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a barred spiral known as NGC 7541, in the constellation of Pisces (the Fishes).
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Jan 31, 2020
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Image: Hubble sees dusty galaxy with supermassive center
This peculiar galaxy, beautifully streaked with tendrils of reddish dust, is captured here in wonderful detail by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Astronomy
Jan 27, 2020
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Hot gas feeds spiral arms of the Milky Way
An international research team, with significant participation of astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), has gained important insights into the origin of the material in the spiral arms of the Milky ...
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Jan 14, 2020
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Image: Hubble sights galaxy's celestial sequins
This smattering of celestial sequins is a spiral galaxy named NGC 4455, located in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair). This might sound like an odd name for a constellation—and in fact it is ...
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Jan 6, 2020
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Giant magnetic ropes seen in Whale Galaxy's halo
Using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array radio telescope, a team of astronomers has captured for the first time an image of large-scale, coherent, magnetic fields in the halo of a faraway spiral ...
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Dec 31, 2019
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Image: Hubble's close-up of spiral's disk, bulge
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows IC 2051, a galaxy in the southern constellation of Mensa (the Table Mountain) lying about 85 million light-years away. It is a spiral galaxy, as evidenced by its characteristic ...
Astronomy
Dec 20, 2019
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How does our Milky Way galaxy get its spiral form?
A question that has long puzzled scientists is how our Milky Way galaxy which has an elegant spiral shape with long arms, took this form.
Astronomy
Dec 14, 2019
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Image: Hubble views galaxy's dazzling display
NGC 3175 is located around 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Antlia (the Air Pump). The galaxy can be seen slicing across the frame in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, with its mix of ...
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Dec 13, 2019
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Interstellar comet 2I/Borisov swings past sun
When astronomers see something in the universe that at first glance seems like one-of-a-kind, it's bound to stir up a lot of excitement and attention. Enter comet 2I/Borisov. This mysterious visitor from the depths of space ...
Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2019
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