Hubbles Field Guide to Galaxies
Galaxies are the visible foundation of the universe; each one a collection of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity. Hubbles observations give us insight into how galaxies form, grow, and evolve through time. Hubbles namesake, astronomer Edwin Hubble, pioneered the study of galaxies based simply on their appearance. He divided galaxies into three basic forms: This Field Guide will quickly teach you those three basic forms, and some new ones that astronomers have added over the years For more information, visit Credit: NASA s Goddard Space Flight Center Miranda Chabot: Lead Producer Andrea Gianopoulos: Lead Writer Additional Credits: Images of Edwin Hubble via Edwin P. Hubble Papers of the Huntington Library, San Mario, California. Music Credits: Gravity Cruise Underscore by Jon Buster Cottam PRS, and Samuel William John Walker PRS via Ninja Tune Production Music, and Univers
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