spiral galaxy

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The event’s light traveled from the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 1637, located about 40 million light-years from Earth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

J0107a is the earliest and most massive barred spiral galaxy known to date, making it the best target for studying the evolution of barred spiral galaxies in the early Universe.

From Space Scoop • Jun. 5, 2025

Our solar system is nestled on the third arm of the Milky Way, a spiral galaxy that is, yes, average: just one among 2 trillion galaxies in the universe.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025

Interstellar gas and dust coalesce in the rotation of a spiral galaxy, promoting star formation along its arms.

From New York Times • May 23, 2024

From our galaxy to the nearest spiral galaxy, M31, also in the constellation Andromeda, is 2,000,000 light-years.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan