Picture Album: Galaxies

Hubble Photographs Grand Design Spiral Galaxy M81 Hubble's Largest Galaxy Portrait Offers a New High-Definition View Out of This Whirl: the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and Companion Galaxy Hubble's Sweeping View of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies The Majestic Sombrero Galaxy (M104) Happy Sweet Sixteen, Hubble Telescope! - Starburst Galaxy M82 Pandora's Cluster – Abell 2744 A "Rose" Made of Galaxies Highlights Hubble's 21st Anniversary... Star Field in M31 Imaged by Hubble WFC3 NGC 253 from the ANGST Survey HST-Spitzer Composite of Galactic Center (Full-field) Hubble NICMOS Mosaic of the Galactic Center Hubble Image of M101 Spitzer-Hubble-Chandra Composite of M101 Stellar Fireworks Are Ablaze in Galaxy NGC 4449 NASA's Great Observatories Examine the Galactic Center Region Infant Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 Hubble Servicing Mission 4 Early Release Observations Young and Old Stars Found in Andromeda's Halo Galactic Wreckage in Stephan's Quintet ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 300 Hubble ACS Image of 100 Virgo Cluster Galaxies Chandra/Hubble/Spitzer X-ray/Visible/Infrared Image of M82 Extended Groth Strip Visible-Light Image of Galaxy Cluster MS 0735 Composite Image of Galaxy Cluster MS 0735 Stephan's Quintet Cosmic Collisions Galore! Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370, Home to Supernova Seen in 1994 Full Hubble ACS View of Spiderweb Galaxy Field Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 Rich Background of Galaxies Behind the Tadpole Galaxy Hubble’s View of Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 Myriad of Stars in Spiral Galaxy NGC 300 Spiral Galaxy M81 Details 4 Galactic Center Region in Near-Infrared from Hubble "The Mice" (NGC 4676): Colliding Galaxies Stream Stars and Gas... Remote Galaxies Appear Distorted and Fragmented Hubble-Spitzer Color Mosaic of the Galactic Center Full ACS Field of NGC 1309 Hubble ACS image of NGC 1275 Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of Hot Gas and Star Birth in M101 A Detailed Look at Spiral Galaxy M101 The Tadpole Galaxy: Distorted Victim of Cosmic Collision Spiral Galaxy M74 Full ACS Image of NGC 5866 Abell 1689 Hubble ACS/WFC Galaxy Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens" Magnifies Light of Distant... Hubble Finds Dark Matter Ring in Galaxy Cluster Hubble Wide Field Camera 3 Image Details Star Birth in Galaxy M83 Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741 The Antennae Galaxies/NGC 4038-4039 Hubble Helps Astronomers Map Dark Matter in Abell 1689 Dwarf Galaxy Holmberg IX Searching for Dark Matter in a Galaxy Cluster Trio of Galaxies Mix It Up Dark Matter Map in Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 7469 Large-Field Hubble Image of Starburst Galaxy NGC 1569 Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 69-6 Hubble ACS Image of Elliptical Galaxy M87 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 3690 NGC 1132 - Chandra X-Ray Observatory/Hubble Space Telescope Active Galaxy Centaurus A Hubble's View of NGC 5584 Star-Forming Region LH 95 in the Large Magellanic Cloud Hubble's Black and White View of the Universe Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 3256 Hubble Interacting Galaxy Arp 256 Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1132 - Hubble Hubble Illuminates Cluster of Diverse Galaxies Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5257 Galaxy NGC 1427A Plunges Toward the Fornax Galaxy Cluster Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689 A Galactic Spectacle Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6786 Dwarf Irregular Galaxy NGC 4214 Imaged by Hubble WFC3 Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1313 - HST Hubble Interacting Galaxy IC 4687 Spiral Galaxy NGC 4911 in the Coma Cluster Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6090 Young Stars Sculpt Gas with Powerful Outflows in the Small Magellanic Cloud... Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6240 ACS Image of NGC 5866 Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 Spiral Galaxy M81 Details 6 Globular Cluster NGC 1846 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 1614 Hubble Interacting Galaxy Arp 220 Supernova Remnant LMC N132D Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 17 Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 12812 Hubble Interacting Galaxy AM 0702-601 Hubble Interacting Galaxy IC 2810 Hubble Snaps Images of a Pinwheel-Shaped Galaxy Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 4881 Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 99-4 ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 253 Hubble Interacting Galaxy IC 883 Hubble Interacting Galaxy Mrk 273 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 7674 The Dusty Galaxy NGC 1316 Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 239-2 Supernova Remnant E0102 in the Small Magellanic Cloud Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4150 Hubble Interacting Galaxy IC 5298 Hubble Interacting Galaxy IC 1623 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5331 Hubble ACS Visible Image of M51 Hubble NICMOS Infrared Image of M51 Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 507-70 3C 321: Galaxy Fires at Neighboring Galaxy Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 8335 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5256 Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 77-14 Spiral Galaxy M81 Details 1 Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717 Hubble Interacting Galaxy CGCG 436-030 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217 Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 5101 Blue Stars Ring Nucleus of Galaxy AM 0644-741 Hubble Interacting Galaxy 2MASX J09133888-1019196 Hubble Interacting Galaxy II Zw 96 A "Hubble Atlas" of Ancient Galaxies Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 9618 Hubble/GALEX/Spitzer Composite Image of M81 Star-Birth Party Almost Over in NGC 2976 Hubble Interacting Galaxy VV 705 Hubble Interacting Galaxy IRAS 18090 Hubble Interacting Galaxy VV 283 Hubble Interacting Galaxy MCG02-001 NGC 7257: Spiral Disk and Globular Star Clusters at the Core of a Colliding... Braided Galactic Jet The Mice (NGC 4676): Colliding Galaxies With Tails of Stars and Gas Spiral Galaxy M81 Details 2 Spiral Galaxy M81 Details 3 Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 593-8 Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 255-7 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6670 Hubble Image of Galaxy Cluster RCS2 032727-132623 (Uncropped) Hubble Sees Giant Lensed Galaxy Arc Galaxy NGC 6782 in Ultraviolet Light ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 4163 Hickson Compact Group 31: Interacting Galaxies Aglow with Millions of... Full Image of Galaxy NGC 1275 Compact Core of Galaxy M32 The Core of Peculiar Galaxy Arp 220 Gravitational Lensing in Galaxy Cluster Abell 370 Double Nucleus of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Face-on Spiral Galaxy NGC 3982 Visible-Light and X-Ray Composite Image of Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657-556 Visible-Light and X-Ray Composite Image of Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657-556 Hubble Finds Mature Galaxy Masquerading as Toddler Hubble Interacting Galaxy IC 2545 Starburst Galaxy NGC 1569 The Radio Galaxy PKS 0521-36 HST PHAT Wide Image of M31 Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 286-19 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 520 Gravitational Lens and Galaxy Cluster, MACS 1206 Markarian 817 Burst of Star Formation Drives Bubble in Galaxy NGC 3079's Core Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 148-2 A Double Nucleus in Active Galaxy Markarian 315 Star Cluster R136 Lensing Galaxy Cluster Abell 383 Hubble Interacting Galaxy MCG11-002 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5754 Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 8058 A Cluster of Galaxies Four Billion Light-years Away Compact Core of Galaxy M87 Hubble Sees 'Comet Galaxy' Being Ripped Apart By Galaxy Cluster Hubble Interacting Galaxy IRAS 20351 Giant Disk of Cold Gas and Dust Fuels Possible Black Hole at the Core... Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 454 Star Cluster R136 - Wide Field/Planetary Camera Interacting Galaxies in a Cluster (NGC 5548) Hubble ACS Image of NGC 4068 Radio Galaxy 4C41.17 Hubble Interacting Galaxy IRAS 21101 Hubble View of Arp's Loop Gravity of Galaxy Cluster Abell 2218 Creates Giant "Lens" Hubble's View of Hickson Compact Group 31 Optical Jet in Galaxy M87 Hubble ACS Image of NGC 4163 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6621 Wide View of Giant Radio Jet Coming From Spiral Galaxy 0313-192 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 695 Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 550-2 Distant Galaxy Clusters Hubble Interacting Galaxy IRAS F10565 Hubble Space Telescope of NGC 4710 "X" Structure at Core of Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Nearby Galaxy Centaurus A A Grazing Encounter Between Two Spiral Galaxies (NGC 2207 and IC2163) Galaxy NGC 3079 Hubble ACS Image of IC 4662 Wide View of Spiderweb Galaxy Field Virgo Cluster Galaxy IC 3506 Virgo Cluster Galaxy VCC 1993 Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4458 Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4660 Lenticular Galaxy in the Coma Cluster with Numerous Background Galaxies... Varied Galaxy Types in the Coma Cluster, a Section of a Larger, Detailed... Spiral Galaxy in the Coma Cluster, Part of a Larger Hubble Image Hubble Captures a "Five-Star" Rated Gravitational Lens Compact Core of Galaxy M87 Hubble and Chandra Composite of the Galaxy Cluster MACS J0025.4-1222 The Heart of the Whirlpool Galaxy M101 Composite Image: Hubble Data (Green Component) Section of M51 with Progenitor Star Detail of NGC 300 - Star Formation in Spiral Arms Detail of NGC 300 - Nucleus Detail of NGC 300 - Star Formation in Outer Spiral Arms Freewheeling Galaxies Collide in a Blaze of Star Birth (NGC 1275) Galaxy Cluster Abell 2218's "Gravitational Lens" Star Clusters Born Among the Interacting Galaxies of Stephan's Quintet Galaxy Triplet Arp 274 Star Cluster NGC 265 Star Cluster NGC 290 Starburst Galaxy M82 Hubble Interacting Galaxy AM 0500-620 Galaxy NGC 4214: A Star-Formation Laboratory Cluster of Galaxies with Recent Supernova Hubble Interacting Galaxy AM 1316-241 Interacting Galaxy Pair Arp 87 Core of Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4150 (Detailed View) Dusty Spiral Galaxy NGC 4414 Eighth Anniversary Image of Hubble's Smash Hits R136: A Cluster of Massive Stars in Nebula 30 Doradus Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4881 Ring of Hot Blue Stars Pinwheels Around Yellow Nucleus of Hoag's... The Heart of Starburst Galaxy M82 Wide view of Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512 Fireworks Show in Collision of Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/4039) Anatomy of a Black Hole's Surroundings Revealed: Major Study Includes Observations... Spiral Galaxy NGC 4603 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1808 Spiral Galaxy NGC 4639 Star Cluster NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud Hubble Infrared Image of Area Surrounding Hanny's Voorwerp Nebula N159 Galaxy M100 Myriad of Stars in Spiral Galaxy NGC 300 N 180B in the Large Magellanic Cloud The Spiral Galaxy M100 Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1316 Shows Aftermath of Cosmic Collision Hickson Compact Group 87: A Minuet of Four Galaxies Stellar Fireworks Accompany Antennae Galaxy Collision Seyfert's Sextet: Four Colliding Galaxies, and Two Bystanders Swarm of Glittering Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud Spiral Galaxy M81 Details 7 Hubble Snaps Image of Space Oddity Quasar MC2 1635+119 and Host Galaxy Interacting Galaxies Group Arp 194 Nearby Galaxy M82 Interacting Galaxies Arp 147 Galaxy Cluster MS1054-03 Myriad of Stars in Spiral Galaxy NGC 300 Black Hole-Powered Jet of Electrons and Sub-Atomic Particles Streams... Quasar Without Host Galaxy Compared with Normal Quasar Tumultuous Collision Between Four Galaxies (IRAS 19297-0406) Spiral Galaxy M81 Details 5 NGC 1275 (Perseus A) Multi-wavelength Composite The Heart of the Galaxy M82 in Infrared Light ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 3077 Whirlpool Galaxy's (M51) Companion Nucleus and Dust Lanes Details of the Hubble Abell 370 Image Young, Hot Stars in a Spiral Arm of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Embryonic Galaxy Cluster TN J1338 The Hodge 301 Cluster: Multiple Generations of Stars in the Tarantula Nebula... Spiral Galaxy NGC 4319 and Quasar Markarian 205 Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6050 HST PHAT Detail of M31 Hubble Interacting Galaxy Arp 148 Warped Edge-On Galaxy ESO 510-G13 Distant Spiral Galaxy NGC 4603, Home to Variable Stars HST Image of a Galaxy's Nucleus Possible Ring of New Stars in Edge-On Galaxy NGC 4013 Close-Up of Edge-On Galaxy NGC 4013 Edge-On Galaxy NGC 4013 "Polar Ring" Galaxy NGC 4650A: A Disk of Red Stars Ringed... Spiral Galaxy NGC 3949: A Galaxy Similar to the Milky Way Dust Band Around the Nucleus of "Black Eye Galaxy" M64 Intergalactic 'Pipeline' Funnels Matter Between Colliding Galaxies... Galaxy NGC 4438 I Zwicky 18: Possibly the Youngest Galaxy Ever Seen Overlapping Galaxies 2MASX J00482185-2507365 Edge-On Spiral Galaxy NGC 253: Behind a Dusty Veil Lies a Cradle of... 'Double Bubble' of Gas and Dust in the Large Magellanic Cloud Hot Blue Stars Resemble a Blizzard of Snowflakes Near Core of Galaxy M32... Nearby Quasar 3C 273 Galaxy Cluster MACS 1206 Galaxy Centaurus A Distant Galaxies of Abell 2218 Viewed Through a Cosmic Lens Spiral Galaxy NGC 4622 Spins "Backwards" Supernova Bonanza in Nearby Galaxy NGC 1569 Images of Spiral Galaxy M100 Before and After Hubble's First Servicing... Pictures of Galaxy M100 with Hubble's Old and New Optics Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 2607238 Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 1705033 Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 1161898 Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 3127341 Starburst Galaxy NGC 3310 Blazes With Star Formation Massive Galaxy Cluster RDCS 1252 Star Cluster R136 in Nebula 30 Doradus Fireworks of Star Formation Light Up Galaxy NGC 4214 Nucleus of M82 Hydrogen Plume in M82 Disk of M82 The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Gravitational Lens Detail in Abell 370 Super Star Clusters in Dust-Enshrouded Galaxy Early Hubble Image of Galaxy NGC 1068 Gravitational Lens Captures Image of Primeval Galaxy Multiple Galaxy Collisions Galaxy NGC 4314 Nucleus of Galaxy Centaurus A Looking 'Underneath' Quasar HE0450-2958 Looking 'Underneath' Quasar HE0450-2958 Looking 'Underneath' Quasar HE0450-2958 The Central Region of the "Star-Burst" Spiral Galaxy NGC 3310... Postcards from Andromeda: Andromeda Galaxy Halo Details Andromeda Galaxy Halo Details Postcards from Andromeda: Andromeda Galaxy Halo Details Postcards from Andromeda: Andromeda Galaxy Halo Details Postcards from Andromeda: Andromeda Galaxy Halo Details Center of M31 Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"... Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"... Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"... Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"... Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"... Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"... Circinus Galaxy Spews Gas Into Space The Center of Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1808 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 Three Rings of Gas Surround Supernova 1987A Tightly Wound Arms of Dust Encircle Nucleus of Galaxy NGC 2787 Celestial Maternity Ward N81 in the Small Magellanic Cloud Nucleus of Galaxy Centaurus A Galaxy Cluster MS1054-0321 Galaxy Cluster MS1054-0321 Infrared Light - Hubble Youthful-looking Galaxy May Be an Adult Merging Galaxies -- 6.2 Billion Light-Years from Earth Merging Galaxies -- 5.3 Billion Light-Years from Earth Merging Galaxies -- 3 Billion Light-Years from Earth Merging Galaxies -- 2.4 Billion Light-Years from Earth A Blaze of Stars in the Core of Dwarf Galaxy NGC 1705 Close-Up View of Galaxy NGC 4314 Lined-Up Galaxies Show Rare Details (NGC 3314) Quasar MC2 1635+119 Quasar MC2 1635+119 (Enhanced) Images from Several Telescopes Combined to Show Galaxy C153 in Cluster... Galaxy C153 in Cluster Abell 2125, Shown in Visible Light Spiral Galaxy M100 Hubble X: A Glowing Gas Cloud in the Star-Forming Region of Galaxy... Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud Star Cluster R136 in Nebula 30 Doradus Hubble's 15th Anniversary Images of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and... Star Clusters and Distant, Red Galaxies Near Edge of Galaxy NGC 3370 Center of Galaxy NGC 3370 Shows Dust Lanes and Uncommonly Ill-Defined Nucleus... Blue Star Clusters and Distant Galaxies Near Edge of Galaxy NGC 3370 M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - STIS - July 17, 2002 Merging Blue Galaxies (Details from Image of NGC 3370) Warped, Edge-On Spiral Galaxy (Details from Image of NGC 3370) SN 2005cs in M51 - After Progenitor Star's Explosion SN 2005cs in M51 - Before Progenitor Star's Explosion X-Rays Emanate From Heated Material Falling Into Black Hole X-Rays Shine From Heated Material Falling Into A Black Hole M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - ACS - November 28, 2006 M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - ACS - May 9, 2005 M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - STIS - May 17, 1999 A Bright Galaxy Interacts With a Companion (Details from Image of NGC 3370)... M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - STIS - February 27, 2002 M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - ACS - April 17, 2003 Supernova 1994I in the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) A Cosmic Collision Between Two Galaxies, UGC 06471 and UGC 06472 Galaxy NGC 1512 in Near-Ultraviolet Light NGC 1512 in Near-Infrared Light Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512 in Infrared Light Galaxy NGC 1512 in Infrared Light Galaxy NGC 1512 in Visible Light Galaxy NGC 1512 in Visible Light Galaxy NGC 1512 in Ultraviolet Light A String of 'Cosmic Pearls' Surrounds an Exploding Star A String of 'Cosmic Pearls' Surrounds an Exploding Star A String of 'Cosmic Pearls' Surrounds an Exploding Star Cartwheel Galaxy Cartwheel Galaxy Globular Cluster Mayall II in the Neighboring Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512 in Many Wavelengths POX 186: A Tiny Galaxy is Born A Tiny, Youthful Spiral Galaxy, ESO 418-008 Quasar 3C 273 The Core of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Hubble Measures Velocity of Gas Orbiting Black Hole Spiral Gas Disk in Active Galaxy M87 The Heart of the Galaxy M82 in Visible Light Spiderweb Galaxy Detail Bright Knot of Light From Supernova in Galaxy Cluster MS1054-0321 Image of Galaxy NGC 1068, Taken After Hubble's First Servicing Mission Knot in Ring of Supernova 1987A Grows Brighter Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031905.2+4134 Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031910.4+4129 Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031931.7+4131 Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031900.4+4129 Antennae Galaxy Closeup (NGC 4038/4039 ) Close-Up of Galaxy NGC 4826 in Infrared Close-Up of Galaxy NGC 2903 in Infrared Edge-On Spiral Galaxy NGC 891 Spiral Galaxy NGC 5653 in Infrared Spiral Galaxy NGC 3593 in Infrared Close-Up of Galaxy NGC 6946 in Infrared Quasar Lies in Core of Colliding Galaxy Dust Disk Around a Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 7052 Spiral Galaxy M100 Papillon Nebula N159-5 Gaseous Bubble in Core of Galaxy NGC 3079 Black Hole-Powered Spiral Galaxy NGC 7742 Baby Galaxy in Cluster TN J1338–1942 Spiral Galaxy NGC 5965 Star Cluster R136 in Nebula 30 Doradus A Merger Between Quasar and Galaxy Split, Distorted Light from Quasar PG1115+080 in Infrared A Stretched Ring of Galactic Light from Quasar PG1115+080 in Infrared Black Hole in Galaxy M87 Emits Jet of High-Speed Electrons Ring Around a Suspected Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 4261 Dust Disk Around a Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 4261 A Collision in the Heart of Galaxy Arp 220 Hickson Compact Group 87: A Group of Four Galaxies Star Cluster R136 in Nebula 30 Doradus Butterfly-Shaped "Papillon" Nebula (inset) Found in Nebula N159... Turbulent Cauldron of Starbirth in Galaxy Centaurus A, With Ground... A Survey of Quasar Host Galaxies Feasting Black Hole Blows Bubbles from Galaxy NGC 4438 A Survey of Quasar Host Galaxies Active Galaxy M82 Details Hubble Resolves Swarms of Stars in Nearby Galaxy Spiral Galaxy 0313-192 Produces Giant Radio-Emitting Jet Supersonic Comet-Like Objects (right) in Heart of the Cartwheel... Quasar Lies in Core of Colliding Galaxy A Quasar's Companion Galaxy (left) and Galaxy Nucleus (right) Postcards from Andromeda The Cartwheel Galaxy: A Starry Ring World Born in a Head-On Collision The Cartwheel Galaxy: Result of a Bull's-Eye Collision The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Parents Generations of Stars in Its Center Supernova 1987A: Halo for a Vanished Star