Galaxies

M81 and M82, by Alvaro Ibanez Perez

7 galaxies to observe in the night sky

Great Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)

Eye On The Sky Hubble views spiral galaxy as part of star formation survey

Spiral galaxy NGC 1300, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

The shape of galaxies: reconfiguring Hubble’s tuning fork

The Cigar Galaxy M82, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). Acknowledgment: J. Gallagher (University of Wisconsin), M. Mountain (STScI) and P. Puxley (NSF).

How do galactic winds affect the evolution of galaxies?

The Triangulum Galaxy, as seen by the Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO

How to observe our neighbouring galaxies

Three images of NGC 2770 from early 2008 show the rare occurrence of two supernovae. Credit: ESO

Why do some galaxies have more supernovae than others?

Radio Astronomy podcast: Galaxies

Radio Astronomy Podcast Galaxies

The Local Group of galaxies only contains three spirals, our own Milky Way, M31 and M33. Credit: Mark Garlick / Science Photo Library

The Local Group: a guide to our galaxy’s neighbourhood

Active galaxy TXS 0128. Image credit: Lister, et al.; Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF

Eye On The Sky Active galaxy jets resemble Star Wars TIE Fighter

A gravitationally lensed view of SPT0418-47, the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy ever observed. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Rizzo et al.

Astronomers spot most distant Milky Way-like galaxy ever seen

Galaxy NGC 2775, by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA/J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team; Acknowledgment: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)

Eye On The Sky A sleepy galaxy with an empty heart

Barred spiral galaxy NGC 4907 and a Milky Way star. Credit ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gregg

Eye On The Sky Nearby star outshines a distant galaxy

Abell 2384, by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/V.Parekh, et al. & ESA/XMM-Newton; Radio: NCRA/TIFR/GMRT; Optical: DSS

Eye On The Sky Abell 2384: a bridge between galaxy clusters

Dr Simona Giacintucci

How astronomers discovered the biggest explosion in the Universe

Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxy NGC 4100. Credit ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Ho

How do galaxies form?