Some ten million light-years away from Earth sits a brilliant spiral galaxy officially called NGC 253 but known by many ...

Astronomer Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mateos took a photo of the Milky Way through a crystal ball. The image shows our galaxy projected through the orb of glass like a celestial marble. Muñoz-Mateos, who ...

Zooming into this new image of the spiral galaxy uncovers star-forming regions in the spiral arms of NGC 253, ESO officials said. The picture also reveals a rich tapestry of more distant galaxies ...