By Neha Yadav
Published Jul 16, 2024

Hindustan Times
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Photo Credits: NASA

10 stunning galaxy images unveiled by NASA that will leave you in awe

NASA, the US space agency frequently shares spectacular astronomy images of the day featuring galaxies. Let's take a look at some of them.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this striking view of the Tadpole Galaxy, a mere 420 million light-years distant towards Draco's constellation.

This captivating Hubble image by NASA shows the sparkly Hummingbird Galaxy that looks like a hummingbird. 

This stunning image taken by NASA's Hubble shows a starburst galaxy called M82, featuring a supergalactic wind.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this close up image of the Black Eye Galaxy, also known as M64.

This breathtaking image shared by NASA shows a distorted galaxy NGC 2442 in the constellation Volans.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's MIRI captured this striking sight of a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 1365.

NASA shared this mesmerising image of clouds of dust and smoke around Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31.

This captivating image shared by NASA shows a giant and beautiful spiral galaxy called the Whale Galaxy or NGC 4631.

Known as the Umbrella Galaxy, this astounding image was shared by NASA as its astronomy picture of the day. It is the size of our Milky Way Galaxy.

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) telescope captured this gorgeous portrait of the spiral Andromeda Galaxy in ultraviolet light.

NASA's Hubble captured this splendid image of the Porpoise Galaxy, also known as NGC 2936. It is known as Porpoise for its iconic resemblance to a porpoise.