This stunning new image of a spiral galaxy — and a very bright star above it — was recently captured by the Hubble Space ...

is a spiral galaxy much like Earth's own Milky Way ... NASA, as it turns out, has some experience in the arena of looking at space photos. "Dark bands of cosmic dust, patches of varying brightness ...

An unusual elliptical galaxy with a history of absorbing smaller galaxies appears to be approaching its next target.

One such galaxy is an irregular dwarf galaxy called ... Related: 25 gorgeous nebula photos that capture the beauty of the universe Leo P is similar to the primordial galaxies of the early universe ...