10 incredible images of spiral galaxies captured by NASA
Galaxies are home to clusters of trillions of stars, planets and vast clouds of gas and dust. The US space agency NASA frequently shares incredible images of spiral galaxies. Here are some of them.
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This stunning infrared image of Earth's Milky Way galaxy was captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
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This mesmerising image is of the Andromeda galaxy or Messier 31 (M31). It is Milky Way's largest galactic neighbour spanning 260,000 light-years.
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This high-resolution portrait view of the Andromeda galaxy was captured by NASA's Swift Optical telescope in ultraviolet mode.
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Captured by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), this image of Andromeda galaxy, shows dust in red and yellow colours and mature stars in blue colour.
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This marvellous image of the Sunflower galaxy or Messier 63 was captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. It shows a bright whirlpool formed by the starry spiral galactic arms of the galaxy.
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This striking infrared image of the Sunflower galaxy was captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The image shows dust and gas in red colour, revealing the spiral arm of the galaxy.
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured this bright infrared image of the spiral Pinwheel galaxy or Messier 101.
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This composite image of the Pinwheel Galaxy shared by NASA shows tightly-wound spiral arms of the galaxy with dust and gases glowing in different colours.
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Captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in visible light, this image of the Pinwheel galaxy shows a yellow core made of old stars. The image also shows swirls of dust and gas in the spiral galaxy.
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This astounding image shared by NASA is of a spiral galaxy called Triangulum or Messier 33. It is three million light-years away from Earth.