Many spiral galaxies contain a bar structure that crosses through the center. This photo is of the barred spiral galaxy NGC ...

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captures a nearby spiral galaxy, NGC 2283, blazing with newly formed stars.

A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars. Bars are found in about half of all spiral galaxies. Bars generally affect both the motions of stars ...

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 ...

In this image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, from the James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI instrument, the dusty structure of the spiral galaxy and glowing bubbles of gas containing newly ...

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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured stunning images of black holes, revealing their energy and interactions with surroundings. These images sho ...

Young stars coming to life out of the proverbial celestial dust is perhaps the most captivating sight in the cosmos. Check ...

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 ...

"Over time, the supernova-enriched gas is incorporated into new generations of stars, continuing the life cycle of gas and stars in galaxies across the universe." This barred spiral galaxy NGC ...