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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One of the highest-resolution cameras in astronomy has been used to capture a distant star-producing spiral galaxy in exquisite detail.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
This Hubble image features Arp 122, a galaxy that actually comprises two vast galaxies colliding with each other—NGC 6040, the tilted, warped spiral galaxy at left, and LEDA 59642, the round, face-on spiral galaxy at right.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Celestial cannonball galaxy Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of spiral galaxy IC 3225, which appears to be streaking though space like a cannonball, stretching its arms of stars out behind it in its wake.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
For example, the delicate structure of a spiral galaxy in the cluster Abell 3381, located 470 million light-years away, can be seen in the mosaic as well as light blue clouds between the stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
This Hubble image features Arp 122, a galaxy that actually comprises two vast galaxies colliding with each other—NGC 6040, the tilted, warped spiral galaxy at left, and LEDA 59642, the round, face-on spiral galaxy at right.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Celestial cannonball galaxy Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of spiral galaxy IC 3225, which appears to be streaking though space like a cannonball, stretching its arms of stars out behind it in its wake.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
For example, the delicate structure of a spiral galaxy in the cluster Abell 3381, located 470 million light-years away, can be seen in the mosaic as well as light blue clouds between the stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Spiral galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spiral%20galaxy. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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