A bright star located in the Milky Way appears nestled in the distant galaxy NGC 5530 due to a chance alignment along the ...

Caption [Upper right] --This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxy NGC 1277. The galaxy is unique in that it is considered a relic of what galaxies were like in the early universe. The ...

In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is kicking off the ...

"Starburst galaxies birth lots of hot blue stars that burn fast and die quickly in explosions that unleash intense ultraviolet light." ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image ... NGC 2005 is located about 750 light-years from the heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which is the Milky Way's largest satellite galaxy ...

This image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068 is a composite from two of the James Webb Space Telescope’s instruments, MIRI and NIRCam. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

This Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4900 appears to show a bright star overlapping the spiral galaxy. But while both celestial objects appear to be in the constellation Virgo as viewed from ...

Leist deconvolved simulated and observed images of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), a region at the center of the galaxy NGC 5728. The central engine of an active galactic nucleus, comprised of a hot ...

Located some 12.2 million light years away, NGC 7793 (also known as PGC 73049) is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the Sculptor Group of galaxies. NGC 7793 is about 30,000 light years in diameter, has ...

This can be seen in the new Hubble image, which captures a bright ring around the galaxy’s nucleus. Another possible ...

This stunning image by the Hubble Space Telescope contains an optical illusion. The spiral galaxy, referred to by astronomers as NGC 4900, appears to be sharing space with a brilliant star.