Spiral Galaxies

A close-up of the central region of NGC 2775, showing how the arms end abruptly, giving way to a smooth distribution of stars. Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Space Telescope/Janice Lee, processed by Judy Schmidt
A flocculent spiral galaxy with a really, really weird middle
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Super spiral galaxies are huge and bright… and spin *really* rapidly
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Oct 21, 2019
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Super spirals are huge spiral galaxies far larger and more massive than the Milky Way. Credit: NASA, ESA, P. Ogle and J. DePasquale (STScI). Bottom row: SDSS, P. Ogle and J. DePasquale (STScI)
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M81: Spiraling dusty galactic heat
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Oct 18, 2019
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The nearby spiral galaxy M81 seen in three infrared colors by the Spitzer Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Reassessing an irregular spiral: A spectacular image of the Large Magellanic Cloud
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Oct 4, 2019
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The Tarantula Nebula in infrared isn’t quite as showy as it is in visible light, but it’s still impressive. Credit: ESO/VMC Survey
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That's OK, NGC 3242: Having that much gas would make anyone edgy
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Sep 6, 2019
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The edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3432 shows off a lot of gas clouds in this image from Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Filippenko, R. Jansen
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A little gorgeousness for you, c/o the spiral galaxy M61
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Aug 23, 2019
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The center of the galaxy M61 shows the spiral pattern goes right down to the core. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Det58
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Battle of the bulges: Have astronomers been wrong about spiral galaxies all this time?
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Jun 12, 2019
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The flocculent spiral galaxy NGC 2841. Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration 
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SPECULOOS (yes, seriously), a new exoplanet hunter, comes online
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Apr 26, 2019
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The Horsehead Nebula is named for obvious reasons; a thick clot of dust seen against glowing hydrogen gas. Credit: SPECULOOS Team/E. Jehin/ESO
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Facing the incomprehensible beauty of M 61
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Mar 28, 2019
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The spectacular spiral galaxy M61, observed by the 8.2-meter Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO
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ALMA sees 100,000 stellar nurseries in nearby galaxies
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Mar 26, 2019
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The nearby spiral galaxy M 100 observed by ALMA (left) reveals the locations of star-forming nebulae; compare that to an image taken using the Very Large Telescope (right) in optical light
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Prelude to galactic catastrophe
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Feb 22, 2019
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NGC 6769 (right) and 6770 (left) are two spiral galaxies on their way to a massive collision. Credit: NASA/ESA/ESO/Judy Schmidt
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M33 Followup: The massive and fierce beauty of an enormous stellar nursery
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Feb 5, 2019
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NGC 604, a mighty gas cloud in the nearby galaxy M33. Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Durbin, J. Dalcanton, and B.F. Williams (University of Washington) / J. Hester / J. Westphal / D. Garnett / Judy Schmidt
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T R I A N G U L U M
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Feb 4, 2019
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The core of M33 (center) is the location of a huge cluster of stars born relatively recently — 70 or so million years ago. Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Durbin, J. Dalcanton, and B.F. Williams (University of Washington)
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Overlapping galaxies
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Jan 8, 2019
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Two overlapping galaxies, some 800 million light years away, were captured by Hubble accidentally while viewing a much closer galaxy (NGC 253, off screen to the right).
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Warp into a galaxy
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Dec 14, 2018
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NGC 5084, a lovely but odd disk galaxy with an obviously warped disk. Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
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The Milky Way’s sibling spiral star system
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Oct 19, 2018
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The central region of the gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 6744, imaged using the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the LEGUS team
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