And they were all left alone.

Galaxy NGC474 (showing tidal tails left over after the "consumption" of nearby smaller galaxies over the last billion years)



Iris Nebula in the constellation Cepheus



A relativistic jet emerging from the galaxy M87 (image from the Hubble Space Telescope)



Galaxy NG4565 (a.k.a. Needle Galaxy) near the constellation Coma Berenice



An infrared image of the Milky Way galaxy as seen by the Herschel Space Observatory



A top view of the Perseid meteor shower as seen from on-board the International Space station

And they were all left alone.

Galaxy NGC474 (showing tidal tails left over after the "consumption" of nearby smaller galaxies over the last billion years)



Iris Nebula in the constellation Cepheus



A relativistic jet emerging from the galaxy M87 (image from the Hubble Space Telescope)



Galaxy NG4565 (a.k.a. Needle Galaxy) near the constellation Coma Berenice



An infrared image of the Milky Way galaxy as seen by the Herschel Space Observatory



A top view of the Perseid meteor shower as seen from on-board the International Space station