Spiral Galaxy NGC 6951

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Cartwheel Galaxy

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Centaurus A

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Revealing the Milky Way’s Center

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Full Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy

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Galactic Center Panorama in X-ray and Radio

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 6951

Cartwheel Galaxy

Centaurus A

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) observed magnetic fields showin in this composite image of Centaurus A.

Revealing the Milky Way’s Center

Full Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy

The magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Galactic Center Panorama in X-ray and Radio

In this image, different bands of X-rays from Chandra (orange, green, purple) have been combined with radio data (gray).