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NGC 7292: Unveiling the Secrets of an Irregular Galaxy

NGC 7292, a captivating galaxy located 44 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus, has fascinated astronomers with its peculiar characteristics. As captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this irregular galaxy lacks the defined spiral arms or elliptical shape commonly associated with other galaxies. Instead,...

Hubble images a complex galactic trio

This luminescent image contains several galaxies, the most noticeable of which is LEDA 58109, the lone galaxy in the upper right. LEDA 58109 is flanked to the lower left by two more galactic objects: SDSS J162558.14+435746.4, a galaxy with an active galactic nucleus (AGN)...

Hubble’s double-take on a spiral galaxy

The magnificent spiral galaxy M99 fills the frame in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. M99lies roughly 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is a "grand design" spiral galaxy, because of its prominent spiral arms visible in...

Hubble spies a serpentine spiral

The slowly winding spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 5921 snake across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy is situated approximately 80 million light-years from Earth. It is much like our own galaxy which is the Milky Way and contains...

Five of the most exciting telescope pictures of the universe

Five of the most exciting telescope pictures of the universe: The launch of James Webb Space Telescope will open up unprecedented new opportunities to us. It is a good time to reflect upon what previous generations of telescopes have given us. Astronomers uses telescope for...