Meet NGC 2903: a galaxy found approximately 20 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Leo. It, by designation, is spiral in nature, therefore there are many facets to explore.

The Hubble space telescope has captured a ‘perfect’ image of a spiral galaxy with arms scattered with sparkling stars. The galaxy, NGC 2903, lies 30 million light years from Earth in the Leo ...

Few of the universe’s residents are as iconic as the spiral galaxy. These limelight-hogging celestial objects combine whirling, pinwheeling arms with scatterings of sparkling stars, glowing bursts of ...

This week’s naked-eye object is Regulus (Alpha [α] Leonis), Leo the Lion’s brightest star. It’s easy to find in February low in the east after sunset. But a closer look will show you that Regulus is ...

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provide evidence that this is indeed the case. The wonderful barred spiral galaxy NGC 2903 in the constellation of Leo is a well-known spring observing target for ...

The stunning NGC 2903 galaxy, located in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). The image was captured by Hubble as part of a survey of 145 nearby disk galaxies. ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Ho et al. The ...

NGC 2903 is located about 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (the Lion), and was studied as part of a Hubble survey of the central regions of roughly 145 nearby disk galaxies.

image: NGC 2903 is located about 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (the Lion), and was studied as part of a Hubble survey of the central regions of roughly 145 nearby disk ...