Tag Archive for 'Cometary galaxy'

This Hubble image shows the cometary dwarf galaxy NGC 4861, which lies in the constellation of Canes Venatici, about 22.8 million light-years away. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Spies Cometary Galaxy NGC 4861

Jan 23, 2017 by News Staff

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced this beautiful image of the cometary dwarf galaxy NGC 4861. This Hubble image shows the cometary dwarf...

This image shows the compact dwarf galaxy SBS 1415+437. Image credit: ESA / Hubble / NASA.

Hubble Captures Rare Wolf-Rayet Galaxy

Jun 29, 2015 by News Staff

The Advanced Camera for Surveys (or ACS), one of the Hubble Space Telescope’s advanced instruments, has taken a spectacularly detailed image of a galaxy...

This image shows the compact dwarf galaxy SBS 1415+437. Image credit: ESA / Hubble / NASA / Alessandra Aloisi, STScI / Nick Rose.

Hubble Zeroes in on Compact Dwarf Galaxy SBS 1415+437

Mar 16, 2015 by News Staff

Scientists using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have looked at a dwarf galaxy called SBS 1415+437 with unprecedented clarity. This image shows the...