Space / 2011-07-21
M 101: The Pinwheel Galaxy
NASA's image library records M 101: The Pinwheel Galaxy.
A large spiral galaxy dominates this view from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The galaxy, often called the Pinwheel galaxy, was designated object 101 in astronomer Charles Messier catalog of fuzzy things in the sky that are not comets.
A CLOSER LOOK
A large spiral galaxy dominates this view from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The galaxy, often called the Pinwheel galaxy, was designated object 101 in astronomer Charles Messier catalog of fuzzy things in the sky that are not comets.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
NASA Image and Video LibraryM 101: The Pinwheel GalaxyOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.