
PHOTO OF THE DAY: NASA Hubble Telescope Captures Majestic Barred Spiral Galaxy
Against an inky black backdrop, the blue swirls of the spiral galaxy NGC 6956 stand out radiantly. NGC 6956 is a barred spiral galaxy, a common type of spiral galaxy with a bar-shaped structure of stars in its center. This galaxy exists 214 million light-years away in the constellation Delphinus. […]