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Spiral Galaxies

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Pisces, the fish

Pisces, the Fish October 4, 2011
The Sun and our solar system lie in the "thin disk" of our galaxy.

The Milky Way May 21, 2010

Featured Images

Hubble Space Telescope view of the Triangulum Galaxy

Close Look at a Close Neighbor January 11, 2019
HST view of NGC 1073

Step Up to the Bar November 6, 2018
Hubble Space Telescope view of Messier 101

Twisted Galaxy November 5, 2018
Hubble Space Telescope view of NGC 3344

Galactic Beauty February 15, 2018
M33, the Triangulum Galaxy

Fuzzy Pinwheel November 18, 2017
Multi-wavelength view of NGC 6946, the Fireworks Galaxy

Fireworks Factory August 23, 2017
The spiral galaxy Messier 77

Spiral Beauty July 12, 2017
Hubble Space Telescope view of the galaxy NGC 1300

Star Bar December 18, 2016
Hubble Space Telescope view of M63

Galactic Sunflower August 26, 2016
Map of the Milky Way's spiral arms

Starry Arms July 25, 2016
Strong winds blowing from a black hole in a distant spiral galaxy

Windy Black Hole January 15, 2016
The Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms

Arming the Milky Way February 18, 2015
NGC 1398, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Fornax

Strangely Familiar August 23, 2014
Hubble Space Telescope image of M101

Stellar Pinwheel May 31, 2013
Infrared view of the spiral galaxy IC 342

Tangled Galaxy January 22, 2012
Six Spiral Galaxies from European Southern Observatory

Galaxies Galore October 29, 2010
NGC 4666, a starburst galaxy

Lively Galaxy September 3, 2010
An ultraviolet view of the spiral galaxy M81 shows young, hot stars in blue and

Grand Galaxy June 12, 2010

Radio Programs

Barred Spirals Bellying up to the galactic bar November 6, 2018

Spiral Galaxies Jamming up some beautiful galaxies November 5, 2018

NGC 5907 Building up a flat galaxy September 30, 2018

Barycenter Going around points in space January 14, 2018

Disappearing Star A potential firecracker fizzles out August 23, 2017

Leo’s Triplets A galactic trio in the lion May 11, 2017

M100 The grandeur of a spiral galaxy April 19, 2017

Barred Spirals Stepping up to the galactic bar December 18, 2016

The Milky Way Mapping out the Milky Way galaxy September 28, 2016

Sunflower Galaxy Sculpting a galactic sunflower August 26, 2016

Scutum Arm Wrapping an arm around the galaxy July 25, 2016

Grand M81 A “grand design” for a galaxy May 24, 2016

Super Spirals Making beautiful giant galaxies April 2, 2016

Orion Arm A short “arm” of the Milky Way February 17, 2015

Spiral Galaxies Pinwheels and whirlpools February 15, 2015