Astronomers used the ALMA radio array in Chile to show that two narrow spiral arms are funneling gas toward the central ...

October is an excellent time to observe the Andromeda spiral galaxy as it passes high overhead in the Autumn night sky.

How can a celestial object be bright and faint at the same time? The answer hinges on its surface brightness. In the case of ...

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft captured dark streaks produced by geysers visible on the icy surface of Triton's south polar ...

Using JWST and ALMA data, astronomers have spotted a superlong and narrow 'galactic contrail,' possibly produced by a black ...

On Oct. 13, 1773, Charles Messier spotted the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) for the first time. Writing of it a few months later, he ...

Hubble captured a breathtaking view of NGC 6000, a spiral galaxy where blue newborn stars shine beside golden, aging ones.

Astronomers have long sorted galaxies into types based on their visible structure. Spiral galaxies, like our Milky Way, have ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captures NGC 6000’s glowing yellow core and brilliant blue spiral arms, showcasing stars of all ...

ALMA observations of incredibly distant spiral galaxy BRI 1335-0417 revealed seismic ripples across the realm. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

A frequent sign of the maturity of a spiral galaxy is the formation of a ribbon of stars and gas that slices across the nucleus, like the slash across a “no smoking” sign. In a landmark study of more ...

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week, which incorporates six different wavelengths of light. ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker You might ...