UMass Amherst astronomer reveals never-before-seen detail of the center of our galaxy

Hubble Spots Magnificent Interacting Galaxy: NGC 2276

Our galaxy probably isn’t that special. Is the Milky Way galaxy typical or special? Australian astronomers have tackled this question by taking a detailed cross-section of a galaxy very similar to our own – and the results suggest we’re more average than we thought.

Oldest spiral galaxy in the universe captured in fuzzy photo