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This image of NGC 1386 combines data from VST and ALMA. Image credit: ESO / ALMA / NAOJ / NRAO / Prieto et al. / Fornax Deep Survey.

Astronomers Map Star Formation in Center of NGC 1386

Oct 29, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NGC 1386 is a spiral galaxy located 53 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. This image of NGC 1386 combines data from VST and ALMA....

This Hubble image shows NGC 6951, a barred spiral galaxy some 78 million light-years away in the constellation of Cepheus. The color image includes both optical and infrared observations from both Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Filippenko, University of California, Berkeley / R. Foley (University of California, Santa Cruz / C. Kilpatrick, Northwestern University / D. Sand, University of Arizona / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Zooms in on Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6951

Oct 11, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a new image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 6951. This Hubble image shows NGC...