Showing posts with label galaxies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label galaxies. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The spiral galaxy NGC 3982, about 68 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

The spiral galaxy NGC 3982, about 68 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major
The spiral galaxy NGC 3982, about 68 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

The eruption of a galactic super-volcano in the massive galaxy M87

The eruption of a galactic super-volcano in the massive galaxy M87; at a distance of about 50 million light years, M87 is relatively close to Earth
The eruption of a galactic super-volcano in the massive galaxy M87; at a distance of about 50 million light years, M87 is relatively close to Earth

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

A spiral galaxy located deep within the Coma Cluster of galaxies

A spiral galaxy located deep within the Coma Cluster of galaxies, 320 million light-years away in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Two Antennae galaxies collide

The two Antennae galaxies collide
Two Antennae galaxies collide 

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Galaxy photos Amazing Pictures

Getty Images logoStephan's Quintet
the Andromeda Galaxy              NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA
 a dense cluster of galaxies

AP Photo logo the deepest image of the universe ever taken in near-infrared light
images taken from the Hubble Space Telescope       -Reuters
NGC 3603 - NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA

Comet Siding Spring -NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA
AP Photo logoA composite image from a number of telescopes, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

AP Photo logo a peculiar system of galaxies known as Arp 194


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