{"id":578801,"date":"2026-10-16T22:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/hubble\/nasas-hubble-spies-spirals-edge\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T22:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:42:08","slug":"nasas-hubble-spies-spirals-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=578801","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Hubble Spies Spiral\u2019s Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 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width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">2 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">NASA\u2019s Hubble Spies Spiral\u2019s Edge<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"An edge-on spiral galaxy. Its rusty-brown dust lanes bisect the galaxy lengthwise. Bright-blue points dot the galaxy and seem to be more dense on its left side. A bright foreground star shines just to the left of the galaxy&#039;s center. The background is black and dotted with distant galaxies and a smattering of foreground stars, which are easily identified by their diffraction spikes. (opens in a new tab)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1986\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=1986&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x1986 size-2048x1986\" alt=\"An edge-on spiral galaxy. Its rusty-brown dust lanes bisect the galaxy lengthwise. Bright-blue points dot the galaxy and seem to be more dense on its left side. A bright foreground star shines just to the left of the galaxy's center. The background is black and dotted with distant galaxies and a smattering of foreground stars, which are easily identified by their diffraction spikes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=300&#038;h=291&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=768&#038;h=745&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=993&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1490&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=1986&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=400&#038;h=388&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=600&#038;h=582&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=900&#038;h=873&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=1164&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/galaxies\/spiral\/Hubble_NGC1827_1_flat_FINAL.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1939&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827. Its rusty-brown dust lanes bisect the galaxy lengthwise. Look for distant galaxies that dot the black background, while a smattering of foreground stars are easily identified by their diffraction spikes.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, Michael Jones (California Institute of Technology); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA\/Catholic University of America)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hubble Space Telescope<\/a> image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove. Hubble captured the image as part of a survey looking at 260 satellite galaxies around 22 Milky Way-like host galaxies within a radius of about 32 million light-years from Earth. Hubble has already observed 111 of these satellite galaxies. The remaining galaxies will take an additional 149 Hubble orbits, one orbit for each galaxy, to observe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The image, taken with Hubble\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/observatory\/design\/advanced-camera-for-surveys\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Advanced Camera for Surveys<\/a>, reveals bright-blue regions along the galaxy\u2019s disk dotted with dark dust lanes where new stars are likely forming. A bright foreground star appears just to the left of the galaxy\u2019s bright central bulge but is located between us and the galaxy. Its four <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/multimedia\/hubble-glossary\/#h-diffraction-spikes\" rel=\"noopener\">diffraction spikes<\/a> are the result of light bending around the internal supports that hold Hubble\u2019s secondary mirror.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Low-mass galaxies like the ones in this Hubble observing program provide a way to test the predictions of cosmological models on small scales, which struggle to match observations. 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