NASA shared a stunning photograph of a 'dwarf galaxy' that is considered to be irregular because of its shape. Since the space agency posted this picture, it caught the attention of many.

This delicate blue group of stars -- actually an irregular galaxy named IC 3583 -- sits some 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Image of the irregular galaxy NGC 5253, located at a distance of about 11 million light years from us, captured by the VST (VLT Survey Telescope), an Italian telescope managed by the Italian ...

The new images show these iconic galaxies in great detail, immortalizing their shape, colors and distribution of stars up to great distances from the center. Two of them, the irregular galaxy NGC ...

Galaxies with irregular shapes that do not fit into any categories are classified as irregular galaxies. While this classification can be used for most galaxies, some do not fit into any category ...

International astronomers have observed an unusual supernova that is poor in metals, providing vital clues about the early ...

It was studied along with other galaxies like the nearby NGC 3109, shown above, to learn how galaxies form, as part of a project called The VLT Survey Telescope Survey of Mass Assembly and Structural ...