Aug 25, 2024 · This stunning view of M101, also known as the Pinwheel galaxy, is one of the largest images Hubble has ever captured of a spiral galaxy. Assembled from 51 exposures taken during various studies over nearly ten years, this infrared and visible-light image measures 16,000 by 12,000 pixels.

May 5, 2014 · M101 is a spiral galaxy like our Milky Way, but about 70 percent bigger. It is located about 21 million light years from Earth. X-rays from Chandra reveal the hottest and most energetic areas due to exploded stars, superheated gas, and material falling toward black holes.

The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on, counterclockwise Intermediate spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) [4] from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.

May 31, 2012 · This image of the Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as M101, combines data in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet and X-rays from four of NASA’s space-based telescopes. This multi-spectral view shows that both young and old stars are evenly distributed along M101’s tightly-wound spiral arms.

Aug 9, 2023 · Hubble captured this stunning view of spiral galaxy Messier 101 (M101), which is also called the Pinwheel Galaxy.

Feb 28, 2006 · Spiral galaxy M101 is located in the northern constellation Ursa Major. A "zoom" into the galaxy first reveals its location in the nighttime sky. Pushing past Ursa Major into the center of M101 reveals the details in the spiral arms.

Jun 18, 2018 · This animation shows the Messier 101 (Pinwheel) Galaxy, with simulated rotation, in visible, then infrared, then X-ray, and finally all three combined. M101 is a comparable in size to the Milky Way. The disk is 100 billion solar masses, …

Feb 27, 2017 · M101 (also nicknamed the Pinwheel Galaxy) lies in the northern circumpolar constellation, Ursa Major (The Great Bear), at a distance of 25 million light-years from Earth. The galaxy fills a region in the sky equal to one-fifth the area of the full moon.

One result is that M101, also called the Pinwheel Galaxy, has several extremely bright star-forming regions (called HII regions) spread across its spiral arms. M101 is so large that its immense gravity distorts smaller nearby galaxies.

Feb 10, 2009 · This image shows spiral galaxy Messier 101. Are you a journalist? Subscribe to the ESA/Hubble Media Newsletter.