Spiral galaxy - Wikipedia
WEBSpiral galaxies are a class of galaxy with a flat, rotating disk, a central bulge, and spiral arms. They are named by their spiral structures that extend from the center into the galactic disc.
Hubble Spies a Spinning Spiral - NASA Science
WEBJan 30, 2024 · Learn about ESO 420-G013, a face-on spiral and Seyfert galaxy with a bright nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole. See the stunning Hubble image of this galaxy and its dark dust lanes, part of a study of Luminous Infrared Galaxies.
Super Spirals Spin Super Fast | HubbleSite
WEBOct 17, 2019 · New research has found that the most massive spiral galaxies spin faster than expected. These “super spirals,” the largest of which weigh about 20 times more than our Milky Way, spin at a rate of up to 350 miles per second (570 km/sec). Super spirals are exceptional in almost every way.
Super Spirals Spin Super Fast: Dark Matter Tugs Massive Spiral …
WEBOct 20, 2019 · The Milky Way, an average spiral galaxy, spins at a speed of 130 miles per second (210 km/sec) in our Sun’s neighborhood. New research has found that the most massive spiral galaxies spin faster than expected.
Dark matter makes these 'super spiral' galaxies spin surprisingly fast
WEBOct 23, 2019 · The larger the spiral galaxy, the faster it spins. That’s a well-known fact for astronomers. But a few years ago, researchers discovered a new class of jumbo-sized spiral galaxies;...
Hubble Lights the Way with New Multiwavelength Galaxy View
WEB2 days ago · The magnificent galaxy featured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is NGC 1559. It is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Reticulum, approximately 35 million light-years from Earth. The brilliant light captured in the current image offers a wealth of information. This picture is composed of a whopping ten different Hubble images, […]
Hubble Spots the Farthest Spiral Galaxy Ever Seen - Science
WEBJul 18, 2012 · Like a beautiful rose sprouting from a field of weeds, a spectacular spiral galaxy has emerged near the edge of the observable universe, where most galaxies are ragged blobs. The newfound galaxy is the most distant spiral ever seen and may offer clues to the origin of spiral structure in galaxies elsewhere. Today about two …
APOD: 2019 November 5 - Spiral Galaxies Spinning Super Fast
WEBNov 5, 2019 · The leading hypothesis as to why these galaxies don't break apart is dark matter -- mass so dark we can't see it. But these galaxies are even out-spinning this break-up limit -- they are the fastest rotating disk galaxies known.
Spiral Galaxies | Facts, Information, History & Definition
WEBJan 8, 2020 · Spiral galaxies are a class of galaxies with a flat, spinning disk, a central bulge and spiral arms. They are the most common type of galaxies in the universe and have different classifications based on their structure and features.
The Milky Way Galaxy - AMNH
WEBThe Milky Way is a huge collection of stars, dust and gas. It’s called a spiral galaxy because if you could view it from the top or bottom, it would look like a spinning pinwheel. The Sun is located on one of the spiral arms, about 25,000 light-years away from the center of …
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