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A large group of stars, gas, dust, and other bodies that are bound together gravitationally. Our Milky Way is a galaxy. Most galaxies are one of three types: spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and irregular galaxies.

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Seen here as an ALMA (orange) composite with Hubble Space Telescope (red) data, NGC1566 was among the nearly 100 galaxies catalogued by the PHANGS survey of the nearby Universe. NGC1566 exhibits grand-design spiral plus stellar bar morphology.

PHANGS-ALMA Survey: NGC1566more_horiz

While conducting a census of nearly 100 galaxies in the nearby Universe, the PHANGS survey observed NGC0628, a galaxy with pure grand-design spiral morphology. NGC0628 is shown here as an ALMA (orange) composite with Hubble Space Telescope (red) data.

PHANGS-ALMA Survey: NGC0628more_horiz

During a survey of nearly 100 galaxies in the nearby Universe, the PHANGS team observed NGC1385, a galaxy featuring pure flocculent disk morphology. The survey concluded that contrary to accepted scientific theory, not all stellar nurseries look or act the same. NG1385 is shown here as an ALMA (orange) composite with Hubble Space Telescope (red) data.

PHANGS-ALMA Survey: NGC1385more_horiz

Twenty galaxies in the nearby universe shown as ALMA and Hubble Space Telescope composites. They are shown in orange and red to highlight their different structures, including spirals, rings, S shapes, and more.

PHANGS-ALMA Surveymore_horiz

NGC 4535 is a grand design spiral galaxy with stellar bar morphology, s-shaped in red, orange, white and some purple elements shown in this composite

PHANGS-ALMA Survey: NGC4535more_horiz

During the PHANGS survey of nearly 100 galaxies in the nearby Universe, the team observed NGC4321, a galaxy featuring asymmetric morphology. NG4321 is shown here as an ALMA (orange) composite with Hubble Space Telescope (red) data.

PHANGS-ALMA Survey: NGC4321more_horiz

Seen here as an ALMA (orange) composite with Hubble Space Telescope (red) data, NGC3627 is one of nearly 100 galaxies observed during a PHANGS census of the nearby Universe. The census revealed that stellar nurseries within galaxies are diverse in both appearance and behavior. This thwarts commonly accepted scientific theory. NGC3627 is an example of asymmetric morphology catalogued by the study.

PHANGS-ALMA Survey: NGC3627more_horiz

Shown here as an ALMA (orange) composite with Hubble Space Telescope (red) data, NGC5248 is an example of a galaxy featuring asymmetric morphology, and is one of nearly 100 galaxies catalogued by the PHANGS project during a recent census of the nearby Universe. The study revealed that stellar nurseries in galaxies are extraordinarily diverse in their appearances and behaviors, and that how they look and act depends on their location.

PHANGS-ALMA Survey: NGC5248more_horiz

While conducting a census of nearly 100 galaxies in the nearby Universe, the PHANGS survey observed NGC3351, a galaxy featuring an outer ring and bar morphology. Prior to the study, scientists believed that all, or most stellar nurseries, looked and behaved the same. The study revealed that stellar nurseries are actually characterized by extraordinary diversity. NGC3351 is shown here as an ALMA (orange) composite with Hubble Space Telescope (red) data.

PHANGS-ALMA Survey: NGC3351more_horiz

Artist's illustration of a galaxy in the early universe that is very dusty and shows the first signs of a rotationally supported disk. In this image, the red color represents gas, and blue/brown represents dust as seen in radio waves with ALMA. Many other galaxies are visible in the background, based on optical data from VLT and Subaru.

Artist’s animation of a dusty, rotating distant galaxymore_horiz

Artist’s illustration of a dusty, rotating distant galaxymore_horiz

Radio/Optical composite image of the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 4217. Magnetic field lines (green), revealed by the VLA, extend far above and below the plane of the galaxy.

Magnetic Field of a Spiral Galaxymore_horiz

Artist impression of the Wolfe Disk, a massive rotating disk galaxy in the early, dusty universe. The galaxy was initially discovered when ALMA examined the light from a more distant quasar (top left).

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Wolfe Disk Artist Impressionmore_horiz

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Event Horizon Telescope image of the jet structure of quasar 3C 279 in April 2017.

EHT image of quasar 3C 279more_horiz

The spiral galaxy M81 and its satellite, M82 as seen by the Very Large Array.

M81 in Radiomore_horiz

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