The cosmos wears a galactic sombrero | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2026

Messier 104, or the Sombrero galaxy. (Image credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURAImage Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)) The Sombrero galaxy looks like a work of science fiction in a stunning new image showcasing its hat-shaped appearance in stunning detail. What is it? Messier 104, nicknamed the Sombrero galaxy , is a spiral galaxy located about 28 million light-years from Earth. …