Top 10 Incredible Galaxies Images by NASA 

By Khushi thakur JULY 1, 2024

UFO Galaxy (NGC 2683)

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This image of the galaxy is taken by Hubble Space Telescope, this galaxy is in the shape of a spaceship. NGC 2683, discovered on Feb. 5, 1788.

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Rose Galaxies

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This image is of UGC 1810 which is a rose-like galaxy, due to the disk it has that is distorted into a rose-like shape. The companion small galaxy is UGC 1813.

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Deadly Embrace 

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NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 are the two galaxies located 65 million light-years away. The two galaxies are in deadly embrace after a violent clash.

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Spiral Galaxy M74

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Hubble Space Telescope image of spiral galaxy M74, also called NGC 628. This galaxy is located 32 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Pisces.

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Cartwheel Galaxy

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James Webb Space Telescope captures this image. This galaxy also has two small companion galaxies. The image helps in knowing the evolution of billions of years.

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Messier 51

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This image is of Messier 51 a spiral galaxy located 31 million light-years away. M51, also known as the Whirlpool galaxy. 

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Black Eye Galaxy

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This is the image of a spiral galaxy Black Eye Galaxy or Messier 64. Located in the Coma Berenices constellation and is 17 million light-years from Earth, this image was taken by Hubble Telescope. 

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Sunflower Galaxy

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This image was taken by Hubble Telescope. It is an M63 galaxy, also known as the Sunflower Galaxy. The spiral of this galaxy is flocculent means spiral having discontinuous spiral arms.

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Sunflower Galaxy

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This image was taken by Hubble Telescope. It is an M63 galaxy, also known as the Sunflower Galaxy. The spiral of this galaxy is flocculent means spiral having discontinuous spiral arms.

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The Mice Galaxy

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Hubble image NGC 4676 galaxy also known as “The Mice” having long streamers of stars and gas appear as tails . 

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