10 stunning images of galaxies captured by NASA telescopes

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The universe is home to innumerable galaxies. Here is a look at 10 stunning images of galaxies captured by NASA's Hubble Space and James Webb Telescopes. 

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This stunning image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC 5996, located about 160 million light-years from Earth.

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NASA's James Webb Telescope captured this striking sight of the NGC 1566 galaxy, a spiral galaxy featuring an oval central region.

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NASA's James Webb Telescope collaborated with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and captured this captivating image of the UHZ1 galaxy, which is located 13.2 billion light-years away.

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This mesmerising image captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4423, located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

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NASA's Hubble Space and James Webb Telescopes took this combined image which features a galaxy cluster called MACS0416.  

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This mesmerising image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows Stephan's Quintet, a visual grouping of bright galaxies shining against the dark vastness of space. 

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This breathtaking image features a pair of galaxies called II ZW. It was captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope in November 2022.

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This marvellous image by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, a dwarf galaxy featuring thousands of bright, sparkling stars.

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This spectacular image captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope features the Cartwheel Galaxy.

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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this beautiful image of the galaxy NGC 5068 which contains a densely packed region of mature stars.

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This enchanting image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 685. It is located about 58 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Eridanus.

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