The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the spiral galaxy NGC 2835 before, but this image incorporates additional H-alpha emission data. The regions bright in H-alpha emission can be seen blooming in pink along NGC 2835’s spiral arms! 🌸 Astronomers are interested in H-alpha light because it signals the presence of several different types of nebulae that arise during different stages of a star’s life: from newborn stars to supernova remnants. Read more here: https://ow.ly/uiWR50WLkgv 📷

Zooming into Elliptical Galaxy NGC 5018 | ESO FriendsofNASA.org: This zoom video starts with a wide view of the Milky Way and ends with a close-up look at the elliptical galaxy NGC 5018 and its surroundings in the constellation of Virgo. Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Spavone et al., DSS, N. Risinger Duration: 50 seconds Release Date: August 8, 2018 #NASA #ESO #Astronomy #Space #Science #Galaxies #Elliptical #Galaxy #NGC5018 #Virgo #Constellation #Cosmos #Universe #Telescope #Chile

✓ The Whirlpool Galaxy and its satellite galaxy NGC 5195. • The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is a grand-design spiral galaxy located about 31 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. • It is notable for its well-defined spiral structure and its interaction with a smaller satellite galaxy, NGC 5195. • This companion galaxy is believed to have passed through the Whirlpool Galaxy's disk, triggering star formation and enhancing the spiral arms. • The interaction between these ga