Man looks at Galaxy

Three Galaxies, Infinite Wonders

Featuring NASA’s Breathtaking Cosmic Images

galaxy NGC 6744
Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger than our own Milky Way.

Galaxy M102
M102: Edge-on Disk Galaxy

M102: Edge-on Disk Galaxy

What kind of celestial object is this? The M102, a relatively normal galaxy -- but seen from its edge.

Galaxy M31
M31: Andromeda

M31: Andromeda

The most distant object easily visible to the unaided eye is M31, the great Andromeda Galaxy.