Spiral galaxy

Hubble Space Telescope beams back stunning image of Milky Way's 'big sister'

Image of the Milky Way's 'big sister' taken by the Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), shows that the galaxy called NGC 6744 is still actively producing new stars.

Aug 01, 2018, 12:32 PM IST

Scientists discover most ancient spiral galaxy

The galaxy, known as A1689B11, existed just 2.6 billion years after the Big Bang, when the universe was only one fifth of its present age.

Nov 05, 2017, 14:28 PM IST

Hubble spots beautiful spiral galaxy that presents an interesting puzzle – See pic!

The galaxy, which is known as RX J1140.1+0307 and is in the Virgo constellation, presents an interesting puzzle.

Jan 14, 2017, 11:56 AM IST

Galaxy Cassiopeia harbours an unusual resident – NASA's Hubble observes the cosmic beauty! - See pic

The image shows that, the galaxy is currently undergoing an immense burst of star formation.

Oct 16, 2016, 21:07 PM IST

NASA's Hubble peers into the center of spiral galaxy 'NGC 247'

The US space agency NASA has released an image of spiral galaxy known as NGC 247 that shows the central region of the galaxy.

Oct 08, 2016, 23:02 PM IST

NASA's Hubble explores the hidden dark side of NGC 24

The US space agency NASA has released a beautiful image of the shining disk of a spiral galaxy that sits approximately 25 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Sculptor.

Oct 01, 2016, 20:40 PM IST