In celebration of Hubble’s 25th anniversary, of one of its largest and most spectacular images was revisited. Called NGC 1300, it can be found 69 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of ...

A very important aspect of astronomy often overlooked is how much our eyes don't tell us. We see a very limited range of the spectrum of light emitted by astronomical objects, and many times it's what ...

The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 is one of the most spectacular galaxies in the heavens, but the dramatic bar that pierces its heart produces few if any stars — even though the bar abounds with the ...

Witness the majestic spiral arms of Galaxy NGC 1300, a barred spiral galaxy 61 million light-years away. Behold the birthplace of stars in the NGC 3324 region, a vast star-forming area in the Carina ...

Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.

Spiral galaxy NGC 1300 shines bright with its vibrant central bulge and sweeping arms. The Black Eye Galaxy’s unique “black eye” feature, a dark band of dust, adds to its cosmic allure.