GALACTIC WONDERS
EIGHT MOST INTERESTING GALAXIES SHARED BY NASA
Ring Galaxy
The galaxy's distinctive shape is created by a ring-like formation of gas and star activity surrounding it.
Credit : NASA LEDA 857074
The barred spiral galaxy gets its shape from a supernova, or a star's explosive death, visible at the galaxy's central bar.
Credit : NASA Cartwheel Galaxy
This image features the Cartwheel Galaxy on the right, whose unique shape was formed as a result of a galactic collision.
Credit : NASA IC 3430
It is categorised as a dwarf galaxy, consisting of fewer than a billion stars, which is relatively small compared to a large galaxy.
Credit : NASA Hockey Stick Galaxy
The galaxy's unusual shape is probably the result of gravitational interactions with its neighbouring galaxies.
Credit : NASA Penguin and the Egg
Arp 142, often referred to as the Penguin and the Egg, is a pair of interacting galaxies.
Credit : NASA NGC 4753
The galaxy probably merged with another galaxy approximately 1.3 billion years ago, which could explain the unique dust lanes surrounding its galactic core.
Credit : NASA NGC 4951
This galaxy, also referred to as a Seyfert galaxy, hosts a voracious black hole and is characterised by its high energy and active galactic nucleus.
Credit : NASA