Image Archive: Galaxies

The belly of the cosmic whale

Perfect spiral overlaid with Milky Way gems

Hubble Gazes Sidelong at NGC 3568

Hubble Finds Halloween Pumpkin Pair

Galaxy cluster MACS J2129-0741

The loneliest of galaxies

Hubble celebrates the International Year of Astronomy 2009 with the galaxy triplet Arp 274

Hubble finds variable stars in distant spiral galaxy

A sky full of glittering jewels

Eye of the Serpent

A mysterious hermit

Supermassive and super-hungry

A young elliptical

A galactic cloak for an exploding star

Hubble weighs “the fat one”

A multi-wavelength view of radio galaxy Hercules A

Hubble portrays a dusty spiral galaxy

Compact blue dwarf can’t hide

At the edge of the abyss

A Spectacular Side-On Spiral

Galaxy Galaxy, Burning Bright!

A tiny galaxy with a big heart

Hiding in the night sky

A distinctly disorganised dwarf

Four globular clusters in Fornax

A silver needle in the sky

The Needle Galaxy

Hubble probes ‘ghost’ galaxy

A bright spark in a nearby spiral galaxy

The calm after the galactic storm

Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy’s disc

A perfect spiral with an explosive secret

Two Supernovae, One Galaxy

Stealing the Show

Mapping the nearby Universe

Hubble views new supernova in Messier 82

A galactic disc, edge-on and up close

A vapour of stars

Hubble Wide Field Camera 3 image details star birth in galaxy M83

Milky Way and Andromeda encounters

Cosmological Curiosity

Hubble Returns to Science Operations

One Amongst Millions

Single Arm Galaxy

Bars and Baby Stars

Galactic Diversity

Feeling Edgy

Come a little closer

A galaxy with a bright heart

Rings upon rings