10 surreal images of galaxies captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope
The universe is home to innumerable galaxies. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed and captured several such galaxies. Here is a look at some of them.
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This stunning image features the spiral galaxy NGC 5996, located about 160 million light-years from Earth.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this close-up image featuring the center of the galaxy Centaurus A, located 10 million light-years away.
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This striking image features hundreds of galaxies giving a distorted appeal due to an intense gravitational field.
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This mesmerising image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4423, located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
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This beautiful image shows the galaxy IC 3476, home to active star formation, driven by a process called ram pressure stripping, in which a galaxy moves through space and faces resistance from interstellar gas and dust.
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This mesmerising image shows Stephan's Quintet, a visual grouping of bright galaxies shining against the dark vastness of space.
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Taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, this captivating image shows the spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014, located 275 million light-years away.
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This marvellous image shows the Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, a dwarf galaxy featuring thousands of bright, sparkling stars.
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This spectacular image shows three gravitationally-interacting galaxies Arp-Madore 2339-661, located roughly 500 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Tucana.
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This beautiful image captures the galaxy NGC 5068 which contains a densely packed region of mature stars.
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This enchanting image features the galaxy ESO 137-001 as it moves through space at 1.5 million miles per hour, emitting two tails of superheated gas behind it.