M51 is a grand-design spiral galaxy about 25 million light-years away from Earth and boasts very well-developed arms. By Laura Baisas. Published Aug 29, 2023 4:00 PM EDT.

The team found evidence of a possible planet in the spiral galaxy Messier 51 (M51), which is around 28 million light-years from Earth. ... M51-ULS-1 – in the galaxy M51.

Why it matters — M51-ULS-1b is the first exoplanet candidate astronomers have found orbiting a star in another galaxy; Di Stefano and her colleagues call it an “extroplanet.” “The search ...

In 2011, scientists imaging M51 with Hubble hoped to capture the galaxy with the JWST one day. That day has arrived. With a hypnotic new image released on Tuesday (Aug. 29), the James Webb Space ...

The galaxy is officially named Messier 51 (M51) or NGC 5194, but often goes by its nickname of the “Whirlpool Galaxy.” Like the Milky Way, the Whirlpool is a spiral galaxy with spectacular ...

The graceful winding arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51 stretch across this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.

This image by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a dramatic view of the spiral galaxy M51, dubbed the Whirlpool Galaxy. Seen in near-infrared light, most of the starlight has been removed, revealing ...

This image of the spiral galaxy M51 has been named the top James Webb Space Telescope image of 2023 by the public. A World Cup-style knockout poll on the Webb Telescope Twitter feed produced the ...

The graceful winding arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51 stretch across this image from the NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope.

The spiral galaxy M51 is shown here, as captured by Hubble in 2005. Another small, yellowish galaxy can be seen at the outermost tip of one of the arms.

The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 (M51), will be excellently positioned for observation in the evening sky over the next few weeks.But, the galaxy, shaped somewhat like a spiral ...

M51 is a spiral galaxy, about 30 million light years away, that is in the process of merging with a smaller galaxy seen to its upper left.