Tag Archive for 'NGC 1266'

This Hubble image reveals the lenticular galaxy NGC 1266; reddish-brown clumps and filaments of dust partially obscure the galaxy’s full face, while red, blue, and orange light from distant galaxies shines through its diffuse outer regions and dots the inky-black background. Image credit: NASA / ESA / K. Alatalo, STScI / G. Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Peers into Post-Starburst Galaxy

May 18, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

NGC 1266 appears frozen between two cosmic identities, offering astronomers a close-up look at how star formation shuts down. This Hubble image reveals...

This Hubble/ALMA composite image shows the nearby lenticular galaxy NGC 1266; ALMA data are orange. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / ALMA / NRAO / ESO / NAOJ.

‘Perfect Storm’ Prevents Star Formation in Lenticular Galaxy NGC 1266

Dec 18, 2014 by News Staff

By observing the dust and gas at the center of NGC 1266, a team of astronomers led by Dr Katherine Alatalo of the California Institute of Technology in...