Stellar bars play an important role in galaxy evolution by funneling gas into the central regions of a galaxy, where it is rapidly converted into new stars, at a rate typically 10 to 100 times as ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from ...

This is barred spiral galaxy NGC 7479 located in the Pegasus constellation about 105 million light years and discovered in 1784 by the German astronomer William Herschel. Its central bar is ...

US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera has captured imagery of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512 and its neighbor ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The Milky Way is a spectacular galaxy, not just because it is home to our solar system ...

NGC 2146 is classified as a barred spiral galaxy because of its shape, but the most distinctive feature is the dusty spiral arms that are looped in front of the galaxy's core. Galaxy NGC 4535 is ...

So here—just in case you missed them—are eight great galaxies photographed by Hubble that have been published in the last couple of months. NGC 7513, a barred spiral galaxy, located ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) captures stunning views of barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy ...

The Pinwheel Galaxy lies 21 million light-years away in the Ursa Major constellation. The Antennae Galaxies are rich in black holes and neutron stars, driving rapid star formation and evolution. This ...