Sometimes life’s struggles are easier to laugh at when you see them happening to animals—and that’s exactly what Irregular ...

The starburst galaxy NGC 1569 glows brilliantly, illuminated by the light of millions of newly formed young stars. This image of LH63, cloaked in red, was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and ...

Image of the irregular galaxy NGC 5253, located at a distance of about 11 million light years from us, captured by the VST (VLT Survey Telescope), an Italian telescope managed by the Italian ...

Image of the irregular galaxy NGC 3109, located at a distance of about 4 million light years from us, towards the edge of the Local Group, captured by the VST (VLT Survey Telescope), an Italian ...

these are only the most common types of galaxies out there. There are still others, like elliptical or irregular galaxies. But only 1 out of 10,000 falls into this super rare category, Siegel says.

Credit: ESO/José Francisco Salgado, EHT Collaboration With respect to structure, there are three types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Scientists also classify galaxies according ...

Dwarf irregular galaxy, UGC 8091: The dwarf galaxy is approximately 7 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. The billion stars in galaxy UGC 8091 resemble a sparkling snow ...

The Andromeda Galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbor, is a majestic spiral galaxy like the Milky Way. Let’s uncover some ...