spiral galaxy
noun
: a galaxy exhibiting a central nucleus or barred structure from which extend curved arms of higher luminosity
called also spiral nebula
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Go on, give these a whirl. Webb just released highly detailed images of 19 spiral galaxies!
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2024
The images will help scientists to better understand star formation and the evolution of spiral galaxies.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way but is still about 2.5 million light years away.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2024
The 19 images are spiral galaxies found near the Milky Way Galaxy.
—Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Astronomers have for decades been able to observe these nearby spiral galaxies, but this is the first time images of them have been presented to the public, NASA said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
Astronomers believe that about 60% of all galaxies are spiral galaxies — and our solar system resides in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
Just last week, NASA unveiled images captured by its spaceborne James Webb Space Telescope of spiral galaxies brimming with stars and even supermassive black holes.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
Observing a Type Ia Supernova These types of supernovae don’t occur in elliptical galaxies, which have a different shape than spiral galaxies (like our galaxy, the Milky Way) and contain mostly older stars.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2024
The images will help scientists to better understand star formation and the evolution of spiral galaxies.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way but is still about 2.5 million light years away.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2024
The 19 images are spiral galaxies found near the Milky Way Galaxy.
—Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Astronomers have for decades been able to observe these nearby spiral galaxies, but this is the first time images of them have been presented to the public, NASA said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
Astronomers believe that about 60% of all galaxies are spiral galaxies — and our solar system resides in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
Just last week, NASA unveiled images captured by its spaceborne James Webb Space Telescope of spiral galaxies brimming with stars and even supermassive black holes.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
Observing a Type Ia Supernova These types of supernovae don’t occur in elliptical galaxies, which have a different shape than spiral galaxies (like our galaxy, the Milky Way) and contain mostly older stars.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
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