By Neha Yadav
Published Jul 19, 2024

Hindustan Times
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Photo Credits: NASA

10 jaw-dropping images of galaxies taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the US space agency  often shares breathtaking pictures of galaxies captured by its Hubble Space Telescope. Here is a look at some of them.

This gorgeous image is of NGC 2525 galaxy, located nearly 70 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Puppis. 

This captivating image is of the Antennae Galaxies, a pair of two interacting galaxies. 

This spectacular image is of the magnificent starburst galaxy Messier 82 or the Cigar Galaxy. 

This astounding image is of the spiral galaxy UGC 10214, also known as the 'Tadpole'. It is located about 430 million light-years away in the constellation Draco.

This splendid image is of the spiral galaxy NGC 6217, situated up to 90 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

This amazing image is of the spiral galaxy Messier 100, located in the constellation Coma Berenices.

This jaw-dropping portrait of Stephan's Quintet, also known as the Hickson Compact Group 92 shows a group of galaxies in different shapes. 

Here's a beautiful pic of two galaxies nicknamed 'The Mice' colliding 300 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

Here's another striking image of the galaxy NGC 3256 that is situated about 100 million light-years from Earth.

This stunning image is of the Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31. This spiral galaxy is 2 million light-years away from Earth.