Sep 14, 2024, 06:15 AM IST

8 stunning images of galaxies closest to Milky Way

Pravrajya Suruchi

NCG 1448 is another galaxy with a supermassive blackhole at its centre, shrouded bydust and gas.

Galaxy M94 is located 16 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici, also known as the Hunting Dogs.

This is called as the Needle Galaxy.

NGC 6744, a galaxy located about 30 million light-years away, swirls majestically in the constellation of Pavo.

The Pinwheel Galaxy is located 21 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

The Antennae Galaxies are teeming with black holes and neutron stars, accelerating the process of star formation and evolution.

This stunning barred spiral galaxy is highly active, with three supernovae observed since 1992.

This galaxy, known as Caldwell 5, resides in the Camelopardalis constellation.

Source: NASA