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Galactic Nucleus Collection

Background imageGalactic Nucleus Collection: Spiral galaxy M81, composite image

Spiral galaxy M81, composite image in visible (yellow), infrared (red), and ultraviolet (blue) light. The yellow centre indicates older stars, the blue areas in the spiral arms are hot, young stars

Background imageGalactic Nucleus Collection: Milky way galaxy, artwork

Milky way galaxy, artwork
Milky Way galaxy. Computer artwork of the Milky Way galaxy, which contains our solar system. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy. It has a nucleus (yellow) of old stars at its centre

Background imageGalactic Nucleus Collection: Spiral galaxy M81, composite image

Spiral galaxy M81, composite image. M81 is around 12 million light years from Earth, in the constellation of Ursa Major. It has a supermassive black hole at its centre

Background imageGalactic Nucleus Collection: Whirlpool Galaxy

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51, NGC 5194), visible light image. The Whirlpool galaxy is locked in a gravitational interaction with the smaller irregular galaxy NGC 5195 (left of M51)

Background imageGalactic Nucleus Collection: Earth in the Milky Way, artwork C017 / 0768

Earth in the Milky Way, artwork C017 / 0768
Earth in the Milky Way. Computer artwork of two views of the Milky Way galaxy, showing Earths location (red arrow) within it. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy that contains our solar system

Background imageGalactic Nucleus Collection: Free-floating planet and galaxy, artwork

Free-floating planet and galaxy, artwork
Free-floating planet and galaxy. Artwork of a free-floating planet (lower right) moving through space against a background of a large spiral galaxy

Background imageGalactic Nucleus Collection: Spiral galaxy NGC 1365, HAWK-I image C014 / 5034

Spiral galaxy NGC 1365, HAWK-I image C014 / 5034
Spiral galaxy NGC 1365, infrared image. This barred spiral galaxy is part of the Fornax cluster of galaxies, and lies about 60 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Fornax

Background imageGalactic Nucleus Collection: Supermassive black hole, artwork

Supermassive black hole, artwork
Supermassive black hole. Computer artwork of a supermassive black hole with a jet streaming outward at nearly the speed of light

Background imageGalactic Nucleus Collection: Prehistoric black hole, conceptual image

Prehistoric black hole, conceptual image



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