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ssc2019-11c 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Infrared LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11b 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Visible and Infrared LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11d 06.26.19 The Infrared Whirlpool GalaxyThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-11a 06.26.19 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Visible LightThis image shows the Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, which is actually a pair of galaxi... view image |
ssc2019-03c 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger Arp 302This image shows two merging galaxies known as Arp 302, also called VV 340. In these images, different colors corresp... view image |
ssc2019-03a 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger Arp86This image shows the merger of two galaxies, known as NGC 7752 (larger) and NGC 7753 (smaller), also collectively cal... view image |
ssc2019-03b 02.27.19 Galaxy Merger VII Zw 96This image shows the merger of two galaxies, known as NGC 6786 (right) and UGC 11415 (left), also collectively called... view image |
ssc2018-05a 01.31.18 Arp 142: The Penguin and the EggThis image of distant interacting galaxies, known collectively as Arp 142, bears an uncanny resemblance to a penguin ... view image |
ssc2015-03a 09.10.15 What Feeds the Beast in a Galaxy Cluster? (annotated)A massive cluster of galaxies, called SpARCS1049+56, can be seen in this multi-wavelength view from NASA's Hubble and... view image |
ssc2015-03b 09.10.15 What Feeds the Beast in a Galaxy Cluster?A massive cluster of galaxies, called SpARCS1049+56, can be seen in this multi-wavelength view from NASA's Hubble and... view image |
sig14-029 12.05.14 A Flood of Gas (Annotated)A new feature in the evolution of galaxies has been captured in this image of galactic interactions. view image |
sig11-005 05.25.11 Galactic Train WrecksThis montage shows three examples of colliding galaxies from a new photo atlas of galactic "train wrecks." view image |
sig10-023 11.18.10 A Powerful Shrouded StarburstThe collision of two spiral galaxies, has triggered this luminous starburst, the brightest ever seen taking place awa... view image |
ssc2009-14a 07.23.09 Coiled Creature of the NightThe galaxy NGC 1097 is located 50 million light-years away. It is spiral-shaped with long, spindly arms of stars. The... view image |
ssc2009-06a 03.16.09 Galaxies Collide to Create Hot, Huge GalaxyThis image of a pair of colliding galaxies called NGC 6240 shows them in a rare, short-lived phase of their evolution... view image |
ssc2008-12b 07.10.08 Bursting with Stars: Starburst Galaxy Zw II 96This image of starburst galaxy Zw II 96 shows what the "Baby Boom" galaxy may look like at closer range. view image |
ssc2008-12a 07.10.08 Super-Starburst GalaxyThe green and red splotch in this image is the most active star-making galaxy in the very distant universe. Nicknamed... view image |
sig07-024 12.10.07 A Classic BeautyM51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, is shown in X-Ray, Ultraviolet, Visible and Infrared light from Chandra, GALEX, Hubble and... view image |
sig07-020 10.22.07 Cosmic Caper Unfolds in Infrared: Spectrum of Stolen Hot Gas in 3C 326This plot of data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals vast reservoirs of hot gas in a galaxy about a billion ... view image |
sig07-021 10.22.07 To Catch a Galactic Thief: Galaxy 3C 326New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal a distant, massive galaxy (3C 326) in the act of ripping ... view image |
ssc2007-13b 08.06.07 Fearsome Foursome: A Huge Galactic MergerOne of the biggest galaxy collisions ever observed is taking place at the center of this image. The four yellow blobs... view image |
ssc2007-13a 08.06.07 Whopper Galaxy CollisionOne of the biggest galaxy collisions ever observed is taking place at the center of this image. The four white blobs ... view image |
ssc2007-13c 08.06.07 Galactic PileupThis artist's concept shows what the night sky might look like from a hypothetical planet around a star tossed out of... view image |
ssc2007-13c1 08.06.07 Galactic Pileup (no planet)This artist's concept illustrates one of the largest smash-ups of galaxies ever observed. NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... view image |
sig07-002 01.10.07 Older Galaxy Pair Has Surprisingly Youthful GlowArp 82, a pair of interacting galaxies, bask in the glow of newly forming stars, something the two pre-collision gala... view image |
ssc2006-11b 04.26.06 Eye in the SkyThese shape-shifting galaxies have taken on the form of a giant mask. The icy blue eyes are actually the cores of two... view image |
ssc2006-11a 04.26.06 Ready for the Cosmic BallSomething appears to be peering through a shiny red mask, in this new infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... view image |
ssc2006-08a 03.02.06 A Shocking Surprise in Stephan's QuintetThis false-color composite image of the Stephan's Quintet galaxy cluster clearly shows one of the largest shock waves... view image |
ssc2006-06b 02.15.06 Galatic Hearts of GlassThis artist's concept shows the violent core of a pair of colliding galaxies and the delicate greenish crystals that ... view image |
sig06-005 01.11.06 Cartwheel Galaxy Makes WavesThis multi-wavelength composite image shows the Cartwheel galaxy as seen by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer's Far Ultr... view image |
sig05-021 11.22.05 Dwarf Galaxies Forming in Tidal TailsThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows little "dwarf galaxies" forming in the "tails" of two l... view image |
sig05-019 10.27.05 A SWIRE Picture is Worth Billions of YearsThese spectacular infrared images, taken by the Spitzer Wide-area Infrared Extragalactic (SWIRE) Legacy project, enca... view image |
sig05-005 06.09.05 Interacting Galaxy Pair Arp 65High resolution images from NASA's Spitzer infrared telescope and GALEX ultraviolet telescope show the difference in ... view image |
sig05-006 06.09.05 Interacting Galaxy Pair Arp 107NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope's sensitive infrared detectors map out faint regions of new star formation in this pai... view image |
ssc2005-03b 01.11.05 At the Heart of BlobsThis artist's concept illustrates one possible answer to the puzzle of the "giant galactic blobs." These blobs (red),... view image |
ssc2004-19a 11.05.04 First Peek at Spitzer's Legacy: Mysterious Whirlpool GalaxyNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured these infrared images of the "Whirlpool Galaxy," revealing strange struct... view image |
ssc2004-14a 09.07.04 Fire Within the Antennae GalaxiesThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals hidden populations of newborn stars at the heart of t... view image |
ssc2004-09a 06.01.04 A Parallelogram-Shaped MealThis image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows in unprecedented detail the galaxy Centaurus A's last big me... view image |
ssc2004-09b 06.01.04 A Parallelogram-Shaped MealThis image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows in unprecedented detail the galaxy Centaurus A's last big me... view image |
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