A whirlpool-like spiral galaxy is being distorted by the gravitational pull of a neighbor in a new photo from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The photo was released Wednesday (April 20) to mark the ...

This image was taken with a small telescope on Earth. The colorful and sharp-looking stars are all located within our galaxy, the Milky Way. However, the two galaxies that catch the eye in the photo ...

In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's deployment into space, astronomers pointed Hubble at an especially photogenic group of interacting galaxies called Arp 273. In ...

In this photo provided by NASA, the Hubble Space Telescope captures a group of interacting galaxies called Arp 273. The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disk that is tidally ...

NASA is celebrating the 21st birthday of the Hubble telescope this week, but rather than a round of shots, the space agency is celebrating the milestone by pointing Hubble's eye in the direction of ...

To commemorate the upcoming 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's first day in space, NASA astronomers released this beautiful image of two interacting galaxies in the shape of a rose.

Two interacting galaxies (UGC 1810 on top and UGC 1813 below) that are together known as Arp 273, were captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The website of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope touted ...

Millions of people worldwide have exclaimed in awe and wonder at the images that the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been producing for more than two decades. The satellite has had a significant ...

When the massive collections of stars known as galaxies collide, the results are spectacular. Here’s a gallery of galaxies that are interacting — sometimes to the point of completely changing each ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A whirlpool-like spiral galaxy is being distorted by the gravitational pull of a neighbor in a ...

This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a group of interacting galaxies called Arp 273. The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disc that is tidally ...

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