NGC 1672 NGC 1672 is a stunning barred spiral galaxy, featuring glowing red clouds of hydrogen and vibrant clusters of blue, newly formed stars along its spiral arms. Wispy dust lanes trace through ...

This week, astronomers have unveiled the most intricate and vibrant image ever captured of the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253) in a stunning thousand-color spectrum. This unprecedented view, thanks to ...

At left is an enlarged infrared view of galaxy cluster Abell 2744 with three young, star-forming galaxies highlighted by green diamonds. The center column shows close-ups of each galaxy, along with ...

For the study, the researchers used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) to image the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), which is a spiral galaxy located just over 11 million ...

A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles. Sculptor–officially labeled NGC 253–is considered a starburst galaxy, one heavy with stellar action.

A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles. Sculptor — officially labeled NGC 253 — is considered a starburst galaxy, one heavy with stellar action. It’s located 11 million light-years away in the Southern ...

Using data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, the team created an incredibly detailed image of the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253).

Astronomers have created a galactic masterpiece: an ultra-detailed image that reveals previously unseen features in the Sculptor galaxy. Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's s MIRI and NIRCam instruments have captured an amazing view of spiral galaxy NGC 2090. The galaxy is about 37 million light years away in the Columbia ...

Using NASA's Chandra spacecraft and ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, astronomers have investigated the galaxy NGC 7793, searching for supernova remnants (SNRs). As a result, they discovered four new X ...

It lies a short distance away from M102 (NGC 5866), a smaller galaxy that is also, coincidentally, oriented almost exactly edge-on. NGC 5907 is relatively large and bright, shining at magnitude 11 ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing view of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1559. It is about 35 million light-years away in the southern constellation Reticulum.