NGC 5042 is a breathtaking spiral galaxy showcasing a brilliant mix of ancient stars, young blue clusters, and vibrant pink H ...

The image, which was originally revealed back in January 2013, is a composite of a giant barred spiral galaxy known as NGC 6872. This beautiful and shining galaxy is believed to be the largest ...

Located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canis Major, this barred spiral galaxy, called NGC 2283, exhibits a bright central bar of stars encircled by loosely wound ...

The twisting cloud appears to be reaching for a spiral galaxy known as ESO 257-19 (PGC ... remnant as well as a pulsar, or a ...

Other than spiral galaxies, two of the main types ... If you take a bowl of batter and stir it quickly (much like a galaxy is ...

This not-too-distant celestial body (it's only 42 million light-years away!) is a spiral galaxy much like Earth's own Milky Way. But because of where we are and how it's situated, Hubble's photo ...

Defy gravity with out-of-this-world space trivia collected from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...

The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, star clusters and a possible supernova "imposter".

“Our work may help settle the question of how fast our galaxy’s supermassive black hole is spinning,” said Ruth Daly, lead author of the new study. “Our results indicate that Sgr A* is ...

Hubble’s work opened the door to the study of the universe beyond our galaxy. In the century since ... A third category – nebulae with spiral structure – particularly intrigued astronomers.

The Oort Cloud begins roughly 2,000 – 5,000 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun, with 1 AU being the average distance between Earth and the Sun.