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This Hubble image shows NGC 5427, a spiral galaxy located some 120 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. Foley, University of California - Santa Cruz / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Zooms in on NGC 5427

Feb 1, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking photo of NGC 5427, which is part of the interacting galaxy pair Arp 271. This...

Two spiral galaxies NGC 5426 and NGC 5427 are locked in a swirling dance in this image from the VIMOS instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Image credit: Juan Carlos Muñoz / ESO.

ESO’s Very Large Telescope Watches Galactic Dance

Jun 6, 2018 by News Staff

Two similarly-sized spiral galaxies — NGC 5426 and NGC 5427 — swing past each other in a cosmic dance choreographed by gravity. Two spiral...