Tag: Galaxies

M82: Starburst galaxy with a superwind

Messier 82 is a starburst galaxy with a superwind. In fact, through supernova ex...

Hickson 44 in Leo

Scanning the skies for galaxies, Canadian astronomer Paul Hickson and colleagues...

NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Galaxy

If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic.

IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunting their young, br...

Galactic Collision in Cluster Abell 1185

What is a guitar doing in a cluster of galaxies? Colliding.

A Galaxy of Nebulas

Can you see nebulas in other galaxies? Yes, some nebulas shine brightly enough -...

Spiral Galaxies in Collision

Billions of years from now, only one of these two galaxies will remain.