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NASA’s celestial gift on Valentine’s Day; shares stunning snapshot of spiral galaxy

16Feb

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NASA’s celestial gift on Valentine’s Day; shares stunning snapshot of spiral galaxy

[ad_1] What's a better Valentine's present for the one you love than a glance into the universe's cosmic wonders? In a celestial gesture, NASA shared a charming snapshot of a cosmic "bloom" on their Instagram web page. The picture showcases NGC 3256, a celestial spiral galaxy positioned around one hundred twenty million light-years away. This stunning cosmic spectacle is the final result of a celestial come across, in which big spiral galaxies collided and merged around 500 million years ago, creating a tremendous display of cosmic beauty.NGC 3256: A spiral galaxyThe picture posted by NASA, described as a cosmic bloom, features a large, face-on spiral galaxy positioned towards a backdrop of space. The center of NGC 3256 radiates with excessive brightness, casting a glow over the encircl...

8May

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 8 May 2023: Mesmerizing Spanish Dancer Galaxy

[ad_1] NASA, with the help of its various advanced telescopes such as Spitzer Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the newly launched James Webb Space Telescope, has published fascinating images of galaxies thousands and even millions of light-years away. Some of these include Centaurus A Galaxy, Hamburger Galaxy, Rubin's Galaxy, Arp 78 and more. These galaxies exhibit an array of sizes, ranging from diminutive dwarf galaxies with a meager population of a few billion stars to colossal elliptical galaxies with trillions of stars. Moreover, some of these galaxies have unusual shapes like a hamburger, toothpicks, rings and more.Today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is a snapshot of NGC 1566, also known as the Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy, located about 40 million light-year...

14Apr

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 14 April 2023: Fascinating Hamburger Galaxy

[ad_1] Although most galaxies have elliptical shapes, a few have unusual shapes like toothpicks or rings. One of the most spectacular looking galaxies are the Spiral galaxies, which have winding spiral arms that make them look a little like massive pinwheels. These disks of stars, gas, and dust have bright bulges in their centers made up primarily of older and dimmer stars. Their whirled arms are typically full of gas and dust, which helps give rise to the bright, younger stars visible throughout their length.Today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is a fascinating snapshot of NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy located about 35 million light-years away towards the constellation of Leo and spans about 100,000 light-years. According to NASA, NGC 3628 sha...

8Apr

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 8 April 2023: A STAGGERING 100-bn star Spiral Galaxy

[ad_1] NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day is that of a grand spiral galaxy. It is Messier 100 (M100), which is a large galaxy of over 100 billion stars with well-defined spiral arms that is similar to our own Milky Way Galaxy. The detailed image is captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope with the Wide Field Camera 3 and accentuates bright blue star clusters and intricate winding dust lanes which are hallmarks of this class of galaxies while revealing individual stars within the galaxy's prominent spiral arms. NASA says that M100 is a stunning example of a grand-design spiral galaxy.While sharing the image, NASA explained, “One of the brightest members of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, M100 (alias NGC 4321) is 56 million light-years distant toward the constellation of Berenice's Hair ...

23Mar

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 23 March 2023: Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

[ad_1] Today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is the Spiral Galaxy, also known as NGC 2841. It is an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 46 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major, which is also known as the Great Bear. According to NASA, NGC 2841 has a relatively low star formation rate as of now, in comparison to other spirals that are alight with emission nebulae.The picture of NGC 2841, which spans about 150,000 light-years, was captured by astrophotographer Roberto Marinoni. About Spiral GalaxiesAlthough most galaxies have elliptical shapes, a few have unusual shapes like toothpicks or rings. Moreover, galaxies exhibit an array of sizes, ranging from diminutive dwarf galaxies with a meager population of a few billion stars to colossal elliptical galaxies wi...

2Mar

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 2 March 2023: Spiral Galaxies NGC 3169 and NGC 3166

[ad_1] Galaxies exhibit an array of sizes, ranging from diminutive dwarf galaxies with a meager population of a few billion stars to colossal elliptical galaxies with trillions of stars. According to NASA, Spiral Galaxies have winding spiral arms that make them look a little like massive pinwheels. These disks of stars, gas, and dust have bright bulges in their centers made up primarily of older and dimmer stars. Their whirled arms are typically full of gas and dust, which helps give rise to the bright, younger stars visible throughout their length.NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a stellar snapshot of Spiral Galaxy NGC 3169 and its neighbour NGC 3166. NGC 3169 is located almost 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Sextans (the Sextant). According to NASA, it is pa...

23Feb

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 23 February 2023: The weird Spiral Galaxy Arp 78

[ad_1] Gravity binds a galaxy, which is a vast assembly of gas, dust, billions of stars, and their respective solar systems. Galaxies exhibit an array of sizes, ranging from diminutive dwarf galaxies with a meager population of a few billion stars to colossal elliptical galaxies with trillions of stars. While most galaxies have elliptical shapes, some possess unique shapes, such as toothpicks or rings. One of the most amazing shapes in which galaxies exist is the Spiral Galaxy.NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a picture of a spiral galaxy named Arp 78. It is an enormous galaxy which spans nearly 200,000 light-years across and exists almost 100 million light-years away in the constellation Aries. Arp 78 is also known as NGC 772. Alongside Arp 78, another faint galaxy can be seen, w...

18Feb

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 18 February 2023: Magnificent Galaxy from Webb Telescope

[ad_1] NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 18 February 2023: Since the launch of NASA's costliest and most advanced eye in the sky - the James Webb Space Telescope - it has never ceased to send magnificent images. NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day presents a captivating snapshot of the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, also known as NGC 1365 which had been captured by the James Webb Telescope. Located in the Fornax constellation, the reddish swirls surrounding the galaxy indicate recent star formation and potential locations of future star nurseries.Merely 56 million light-years distant, the NGC 1365 is an enormous barred spiral galaxy about 200,000 light-years in diameter. Surprisingly, that's twice the size of our own barred spiral Milky Way! NASA explains, "Astronomers suspect the gravity...

This awesome NASA image pays tribute to soccer king Pele

1Jan

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This awesome NASA image pays tribute to soccer king Pele

[ad_1] NASA pays a unique tribute to late soccer king Pele with a picture of a Spiral Galaxy. Here's how. Pele, the three-time World Cup winner who is widely known as the greatest soccer player of all time, died on December 29, 2022 at the age of 82. The world is mourning the demise of the soccer King. It also triggered a wave of tributes from the sports world, his fans, and even beyond that. Now, the space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) joined others to pay a heartfelt tribute to the legend. And even NASA did it in a unique manner. NASA took to its Instagram handle to share an image of a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor captured by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer satellite, or GALEX, showing the colors of Brazil."We mark the passing of the legend...

NASA James Webb Space Telescope limbo galaxy data may change understanding of the universe

15Dec

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NASA James Webb Space Telescope limbo galaxy data may change understanding of the universe

[ad_1] The NASA James Webb Space Telescope has spotted red spiral galaxies that may reveal insight into the early universe. This year has been full of new discoveries for NASA's most powerful telescope floating in space. The NASA James Webb Space Telescope has given us exciting views into the Pillars of Creation, the Tarantula Nebula and Carina Nebula, the Cartwheel galaxy and more. But it is not done yet. The space telescope has focused its lens on several rare red spiral galaxies that will help astronomers catch a glimpse of the early universe. This is not a new discovery and neither the farthest object to be spotted by the Webb telescope, but the powerful cameras have been able to capture a more detailed view of these galaxies. Read on for more details.According to a report by Spac...