Are All Galaxies the Same?

Galaxies come in many shapes and sizes, reflecting their formation histories. Some galaxies are orderly spirals, while others appear disorganized or more complex. Galaxies also collide to create new forms and shapes.

Production Details

All images, illustrations, and videos courtesy of NASA and STScI except:

• Visualization of the reionization era courtesy of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and the Advanced Visualization Laboratory at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• Webb telescope animation courtesy of NASA, SkyWorks Digital, Northrop Grumman, STScI
• Hubble tuning fork courtesy of Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Time Evolution video courtesy of Illustris
• Image of Anthracite courtesy of Siim Sepp (www.sandatlas.org)

The science operations for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, developed in partnership with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, are conducted by AURA’s Space Telescope Science Institute.

Many thanks to Greg Bacon, John Godfrey, Leah Hustak, Hussein Jirdeh, Jason Kalirai, Brandon Lawton, Alexandra Lockwood, Marc Lussier, Charlie McWade, Bonnie Meinke, Roy Renza, Leah Ramsay, Denise Smith, and Frank Summers.