The galaxy sits in a sweet spot that allows astronomers to study it in ways that can't be applied to even our own Milky Way ...

NGC 1300 is known as a barred spiral galaxy. These types of galaxies have arms that do not spiral back toward the center of the galaxy, but connect through a star bar that crosses through the galaxy's ...

The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral ...

This portrait from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope puts the nearby galaxy NGC 4449 in the spotlight. The galaxy is ...

To identify the spiral arms, however, you have to crank the power past 200x. Astronomers classify M100 as a starburst galaxy. Our next target, NGC 1300, ...

NGC 4449 is a dwarf galaxy turned stellar powerhouse, dazzling astronomers with its explosive star-forming activity and rich ...

This means the galaxy structure formed faster than we thought." ... NGC 1300, a beautiful example of a barred spiral galaxy. (NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team/STScI/AURA) ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor ...

Galaxy NGC 1300 as seen by the James Webb telescope. NASA, ESA, CSA, STSCI, J. LEE, T. WILLIAMS (OXFORD), J. DEPASQUALE AND A. PAGAN "This is a 'barred' galaxy, with an elongated structure running ...

The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 with infant red stars seen at the tips of orange dust lanes (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team). Millions of ...