Pinwheel Galaxy Rainbow
This image of the Pinwheel Galaxy, or M101, in the constellation of Ursa Major, combines data from four of NASA space telescopes. The view shows that both young and old stars are evenly distributed along M101 tightly wound spiral arms.
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NASA ID
PIA15630
Date Created
May 23, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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