M51’s companion galaxy is clearly visible in photographs, and even detectable through the telescope eyepiece (with enough aperture). The Whirlpool has a supermassive black hole at …

2024年8月25日 · The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, is a spiral galaxy located 31 million light-years away. It highlights the attributes of a typical spiral galaxy, including graceful, curving arms, …

2023年8月29日 · M51 (NIRCam image) The graceful winding arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51 stretch across this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space …

2005年4月25日 · NASA released new views today of two of the most well-known objects Hubble has ever observed: the Whirlpool Galaxy (spiral galaxy M51) [left] and the Eagle Nebula [right]. …

2011年1月13日 · These images by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show off two dramatically different face-on views of the spiral galaxy M51, dubbed the Whirlpool Galaxy. The image at …

2023年8月29日 · The graceful winding arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51 stretch across these images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Unlike the menagerie …

This image by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a face-on view of the spiral galaxy M51, dubbed the Whirlpool Galaxy. Taken in visible light, it highlights the attributes of a typical spiral …

At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky. The featured …

On August 29, 2023, the European Space Agency (ESA) released the new images of the Whirlpool from the James Webb Space Telescope. The images give us new perspective on …

The graceful, winding arms of the majestic spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194) appear like a grand spiral staircase sweeping through space. They are actually long lanes of stars and gas laced …