9/4/2003STScI-2003-2421.Celestial Composition
Amid a backdrop of far-off galaxies, the majestic dusty spiral NGC 3370 looms in the foreground in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Recent observations taken with the Advanced... (More)
1/8/2003STScI-2003-0423.Giant Radio Jet Coming from Wrong Kind of Galaxy
These are composite images of the galaxy 0313-192, the first spiral galaxy known to be producing a giant radio-emitting jet. The image at left represents... (More)
2002
10/3/2002STScI-2002-2324.Odd Couple Widely Separated by Time and Space
Appearances can be deceiving. In this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, an odd celestial duo, the spiral galaxy NGC 4319 [center] and a quasar called Markarian... (More)
9/5/2002STScI-2002-2125.A Wheel within a Wheel
A nearly perfect ring of hot, blue stars pinwheels about the yellow nucleus of an unusual galaxy known as Hoag's Object. This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures a face-on... (More)
2/7/2002STScI-2002-0328.Hubble Reveals "Backwards" Spiral Galaxy
Astronomers have found a spiral galaxy that may be spinning to the beat of a different cosmic drummer. To the surprise of astronomers, the galaxy, called NGC 4622, appears to be rotating... (More)
2001
11/1/2001STScI-2001-3729.Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring
The appearance of a galaxy can depend strongly on the color of the light with which it is viewed. This Hubble Heritage image of NGC 6782 illustrates a pronounced example of this effect. (More)
9/6/2001STScI-2001-2630.A Galaxy Blazes With Star Formation
Most galaxies form new stars at a fairly slow rate, but members of a rare class known as "starburst" galaxies blaze with extremely active star formation. (More)