(via Dr. Becky) Wherever we look in the Universe we see spiral galaxies. 70% of all galaxies today have this spiral structure that show up in their stars and their gas that’s used to make more stars.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured some stunning images of a ‘Grand Design’ spiral galaxy, revealing intricate details of its swirling arms and structure. The Southern Pinwheel ...

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

The universe is an expansive place, so it makes sense that galaxies out there might look different. While we have plenty of spiral galaxies, like our own Milky Way, these are only the most common ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble first established that this so-called 'spiral nebula' was actually very far outside our own Milky Way galaxy -- at a distance of approximately 2.5 million light-years ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble first established that this so-called "spiral nebula" was actually very far outside our own Milky Way galaxy —at a distance of approximately 2.5 million light-years ...

This cosmic proximity allows us to understand our own spiral galaxy, on which we occupy a spot on one of the spiral arms. "Without Andromeda as a proxy for spiral galaxies in the universe at large ...

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Two spiral galaxies, featuring distinct arms of stars, gas, and dust, often interact or merge.

Somewhere in between, humans realized the universe is much larger than our Milky Way — that the spiral nebulas visible through telescopes were, in fact, other galaxies in their own right.

There's even a good suspect, a compact satellite galaxy of Andromeda known as M32. It looks like the exposed core of a former spiral galaxy but is now what we would call elliptical. This data will ...