Looking at the Hubble Space Telescope’s famous image of the Sombrero Galaxy, it’s pretty clear why said galaxy was named after the Mexican broad-brimmed hat. Now, however, the James Webb Space ...

The Sombrero galaxy looks entirely different in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a Mexican hat, it appears more like an archery target.

Located approximately 30 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo, the Sombrero Galaxy, also known as Messier 104, is viewed nearly edge-on by the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Sombrero galaxy looks entirely different in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a Mexican hat, it appears more like an archery target.

The Sombrero galaxy has long had a place in astronomical history as an intriguing object. The first written record of this galaxy was noted in 1781, almost 250 years ago, by Pierre Méchain, a ...

The Sombrero galaxy, named for its resemblance to the Mexican hat, is about 30 million light-years from Earth, NASA said in a news release. The galaxy is surrounded by multiple rings, where stars ...

The Sombrero Galaxy is a magnitude-8 galaxy, “only” about 30 million light-years away, making it a popular and easy target for backyard observers, as well as NASA flagships.

But the Sombrero galaxy is quiet in terms of star formation compared with other galaxies such as Messier 82. Ten times as many stars are born in the latter galaxy than the estimated 100 billion ...

Since the Sombrero Galaxy, at around 30 million light-years away, is visible with small telescopes, amateur astronomers have also taken interest, according to EarthSky ’s Kelly Kizer Whitt.

Updated: 3:28 PM CST Dec 2, 2024 Ashley Strickland, CNN A galaxy named for its resemblance to a sombrero looks distinctly different in new image Updated: 3:28 PM CST Dec 2, 2024 Advertisement A ...