Image Collection

Galaxies

Island universes of stars, from the Milky Way to the deep field.

Image Archive

5 images, each with verified provenance.

A dark field scattered with thousands of galaxies of many colours; several appear stretched into arcs by gravitational lensing.
Public Domain
Webb's First Deep Field (SMACS 0723)
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Four interacting galaxies clustered together with a fifth foreground galaxy, amid countless background stars and galaxies.
Public Domain
Stephan's Quintet
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
A black field densely filled with thousands of galaxies of every size, colour, and shape.
Public Domain
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field
NASA, ESA, and STScI
An edge-on galaxy with a bright bulging core and a dark, sharply defined dust lane, resembling a wide-brimmed hat.
Public Domain
The Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
The bright band of the Milky Way arching over the domes of a mountaintop observatory under a dark sky.
CC BY 4.0
The Milky Way over Paranal
ESO