Spiral Galaxies

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Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra

August 25, 2026

Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A new…

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Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral - NASA Science

July 25, 2026

The subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a spiral galaxy struggling against titanic forces that…

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A large spiral galaxy. It is seen tilted at an angle, so that it is foreshortened and appears very wide. Its tightly-wound, blue spiral arms swirl out from its glowing center, spreading apart at the tips. They are followed by strands and clumps of dark red dust and spotted with pink dots where stars are forming in clouds of gas. The galaxy is surrounded by a slight glow and lies on a dark background.

June 3, 2026

The focus of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released on May 29, 2026, is an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds…

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Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster

May 29, 2026

The focus of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds of millions of…

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A large, long portion of one of the spiral arms in galaxy M51. Red-orange, clumpy filaments of gas and dust that stretch in a chain from left to right comprise the arm. Shining cyan bubbles light up parts of the gas clouds from within, and gaps expose bright star clusters in these bubbles as glowing white dots. The whole image is dotted with small stars. A faint blue glow around the arm colors the otherwise dark background.

May 22, 2026

This near-infrared image released on May 6, 2026, shows a section of one of the spiral arms of…

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$A spiral galaxy shown in mid-infrared light. The image is dominated by an extremely bright glow from the galaxy’s nucleus. Six large and two smaller rays of light emit from the center, which are diffraction spikes created by the telescope’s optics. The galaxy’s spiral arms are visible by two lines of glowing orange bubbles which whirl out into the disc. Swirling blue clouds of dust make up the rest of the galaxy.$

May 18, 2026

The heart of galaxy M77 shines brightly in this May 7, 2026, image from NASA’s James Webb Space…

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May 3, 2026

In this new picture from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a spiral galaxy glittering with star clusters is the…

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NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova

February 24, 2026

Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a…

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An oval-shaped spiral galaxy. Only the center and lower half of the galaxy is in frame. Its center is primarily golden in color with a white glowing core, while its thick spiral arms are mostly blue, particularly at the outskirts; these colors merge in between. Dark lanes of dust swirl through the center, blocking some of the galaxy’s light. Stars and distant galaxies are visible around the edges on a black background.

November 15, 2025

Stars of all ages are on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the sparkling spiral…

Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra

Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral – NASA Science

Journey to the Center of the Virgo Cluster

Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster

Webb Studies Star Clusters – NASA

Beacon of Light – NASA

Hubble Spots a Starry Spiral

NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova

Hubble Studies Star Ages in Colorful Galaxy