NGC 3596 appears almost perfectly face-on when viewed from Earth, showcasing the galaxy's neatly wound spiral arms. These bright arms hold concentrations of stars, gas, and dust that mark the area ...

JWST spots the most distant spiral galaxy yet, shaking up what we know about early galaxy formation. (CREDIT: NASA/CSA/ESA, M. Xiao (University of Geneva), G. Brammer (Niels Bohr Institute), Dawn ...

ALMA measures evolution of monster barred spiral galaxy Date: May 22, 2025 Source: National Institutes of Natural Sciences Summary: Astronomers have observed a massive and extremely active barred ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral structure. Astronomers have done just that ...

Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor galaxy by a telescope in ...

This galaxy, shaped like our Milky Way, formed just a billion years after the Big Bang. Most distant spiral galaxy ever found shatters theories of cosmic formation Skip to main content ...