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Webb captures luminous, face-on spiral galaxy NGC 7469

NGC 7469 is a luminous and face-on spiral galaxy. It is approximately 90,000 light-years in diameter and it lies approximately 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. This galaxy dominates Webb's picture of the month for December. This spiral galaxy was recently studied...

Hubble captured interacting spiral galaxy NGC 3509

The spiral galaxy NGC 3509 is featured in this image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2. NGC 3509 is a fascinating galaxy located 350 million light-years away, with a sweeping tidal tail (not seen in this view) that...

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...