The irregular spiral galaxy NGC 5486 hangs against a background of dim, ... The comparatively messy structure of galaxy NGC 5486 doesn’t mean it isn’t of scientific interest though.

This new space wallpaper from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures an ongoing cosmic collision between two galaxies a spiral galaxy is in the process of colliding with a lenticular galaxy.

We are one of the few exceptions: a spiral that has rotated serenely, undisturbed except by the impact of a few small dwarf galaxies, for 11 billion years – most of the age of the universe.

Astronomers have discovered the most distant and, thus, earliest strongly rotating galaxy ever seen that is well-organized rather than chaotic and messy, challenging our theories of cosmic evolution.

Hubble Space Telescope Hubble spies a skewed spiral galaxy ... This rare, messy yet stunning galaxy is in the constellation of Centarus, roughly 16 million light-years from Earth.