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A close view of spiral galaxy that is tilted at an angle, so that its disk fills the view from corner to corner. Its disk is yellow near to the center and pale blue farther out, showing cooler and hotter stars, respectively. Thin brown clouds of dust, glowing pink spots of star formation, and sparkling blue patches filled with star clusters swirl through the galaxy. Behind it, small orange dots are very distant galaxies.

Hubble Spots a Starry Spiral

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 3137, located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump).

Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker and the PHANGS-HST Team

TakenMay 1, 2026

Image CreditESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker and the PHANGS-HST Team

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