Top 8 Stunning Images of Distant Galaxies by Hubble Space Telescope

Updated: Sep 19, 2024, 09:22 PM(IST)

Galaxies are made up of stars, planets, and massive clouds of gas and dust that are bound together by the force of gravity. They can vary in shape, however, the most common are elliptical or spirals. Large galaxies can comprise trillions of stars and usually have supermassive black holes at their centres.

Here are some of the most stunning images of distant galaxies captured by the Hubble Space Telescope:

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Centaurus A

The Centaurus A galaxy, also known as NGC 5128, is famous for its dark and dusty dramatic material. This composite view shows ultraviolet light emitted by young stars and near-infrared light details between the dark dust.

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Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

The image shows the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small nearby galaxy orbiting our home galaxy, the Milky Way. It captures the beautiful stars glowing among the oceanic turquoise plumes.

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Galaxy NGC 4826

The photo captured by Hubble shows NGC 4826, a spiral galaxy about 17 million light-years away. It is often called the "Black Eye", or “Evil Eye” because of the dark dust band on one side of its vibrant nucleus.

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Messier 82

This sharpest image of Messier 82 captured by Hubble shows flame-like clouds streaking out of the centre. New stars are being born in this magnificent starburst galaxy much faster than in our galaxy.

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Whirlpool Galaxy M51

Whirlpool Galaxy M51, also called NGC 5194, is a spiral galaxy located about 25 million light-years away. It features two curving arms where young stars reside.

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Galaxy NGC 2525

Located nearly 70 million light-years from Earth, galaxy NGC 2525 contains a supermassive black hole at the heart of it and is part of the Puppis constellation.

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Antennae Galaxies

The Antennae Galaxies consist of NGC 4038 and NGC 4039, a star-forming region between the pink and blue clouds. The galaxies once used to be spiral galaxies but were bound together after a violent clash.

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Galaxy NGC 1792

This view of NGC 1792 shows an orange glow radiating from its centre, where older, cooler stars reside. The vast blue young, hot stars reside between the dark dust.

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