Stunning image of spiral galaxy NGC 7331, a Milky Way analog in the Pegasus constellation, 50 million light-years away. The image showcases NGC 7331 with numerous background galaxies, highlighting the vastness of space. The distant galaxies are roughly ten times farther away than NGC 7331.

Astronomy Picture from 27/07/2006

NGC 7331 and Beyond

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Stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of Messier 94, a face-on spiral galaxy showcasing a bright nucleus, prominent dust lanes, and a ring of young, massive stars. Located 15 million light-years away in Canes Venatici, M94 is a starburst galaxy experiencing rapid star formation.

Astronomy Picture from 06/03/2025

Starburst Galaxy Messier 94

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Stunning image of NGC 1365, a barred spiral galaxy 60 million light-years away in the Fornax constellation. Its vibrant spiral arms, reddish star-forming regions, and obscuring dust lanes are visible, centered around a supermassive black hole. The galaxy's prominent bar plays a crucial role in its evolution.

Astronomy Picture from 22/12/2022

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

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A stunning edge-on view of the spiral galaxy NGC 4565, showcasing its bright core and obscuring dust lanes. This composite image, created by astronomer Bill McLaughlin, reveals the galaxy's majestic structure 50 million light-years away in the Coma Berenices constellation. The image highlights the galaxy's needle-like profile against the backdrop of a star-studded sky.

Astronomy Picture from 17/06/1999

NGC 4565: Needle Galaxy

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A stunning telescopic view of NGC 134, a spiral galaxy in the Sculptor constellation, seen edge-on at a distance of 60 million light-years. Its warped disk and faint extensions suggest past gravitational interactions. The image also shows NGC 131, a smaller galaxy, and foreground stars from the Milky Way. NGC 134 is larger than our own Milky Way, showcasing a bright core, clumpy dust lanes, and loosely wrapped spiral arms with blue star clusters and pinkish star-forming regions.

Astronomy Picture from 04/03/2016

Sculptor Galaxy NGC 134

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Stunning image of NGC 2403, a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis. Its vibrant colors showcase numerous HII regions, indicating intense star formation. Bright foreground stars from our Milky Way add to the cosmic scene. This 50,000 light-year-wide galaxy is approximately 10 million light-years away and a member of the M81 galaxy group.

Astronomy Picture from 19/02/2016

NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis

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A stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of Messier 94, a spiral galaxy showcasing a vibrant blue ring of young, massive stars. The image highlights the galaxy's compact nucleus, inner dust lanes, and the remarkable starburst ring, which is likely a wave propagating outward due to gravitational forces. M94 is located 15 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.

Astronomy Picture from 01/12/2019

Starburst Galaxy M94 from Hubble

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Messier 94 (M94), a face-on spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, showcasing its bright nucleus, prominent dust lanes, and a vibrant bluish ring of young, massive stars. This starburst galaxy is approximately 15 million light-years away and 30,000 light-years across.

Astronomy Picture from 17/07/2009

Starburst Galaxy M94

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A stunning six-hour telescopic image of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), our closest major galactic neighbor, over two million light-years away. The image reveals a bright yellow nucleus, dark dust lanes, blue spiral arms, and red emission nebulas. This detailed view helps illustrate the historical debate on whether such "spiral nebulae" were part of our Milky Way or independent galaxies – "island universes".

Astronomy Picture from 09/09/2019

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

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A stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of Messier 96 (NGC 3368), a spiral galaxy approximately 35 million light-years away in the Leo I galaxy group. The image showcases the galaxy's swirling dust lanes and bright core, spanning roughly 100,000 light-years. Background galaxies are visible at the image edges. The asymmetry of M96 remains a mystery, possibly due to past gravitational interactions.

Astronomy Picture from 12/06/2019

Spiral Galaxy M96 from Hubble

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