NGC 1316
Dark clouds of dust are spread throughout this galaxy, which is just over 60 million light-years from Earth. Classified as a lenticular (half-spiral, half-elliptical) galaxy, it’s yet a further example of a galaxy that is thought to have undergone a merger with another galaxy.
Credit: NASA / ESA/ Hubble Heritage Team (STScI / AURA)
I actually just gasped