
Space / 2012-08-15
Hot and Cold in the M100 Galaxy
Hot and Cold in the M100 Galaxy
NASA's image library records Hot and Cold in the M100 Galaxy.
The galaxy Messier 100, or M100, shows its swirling spiral in this infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. The arcing spiral arms of dust and gas that harbor star forming regions glow vividly when seen in the infrared.