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NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer took this near ultraviolet image of Messier 101 on June 20, 2003. Messier 101 is a...
The galaxy Messier 101 is a swirling spiral of stars, gas, and dust. Messier 101 is nearly twice as wide as our...
The Pinwheel galaxy, otherwise known as Messier 101, sports bright reddish edges in this new infrared image from...
The tangled arms of the Pinwheel galaxy, otherwise known as Messier 101, are decked out in red in this new infrared...
This single orbit exposure, ultraviolet color image of Messier 101 was taken by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer on...
NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer took this ultraviolet color image of the galaxy NGC5474 on June 7, 2003. NGC5474 is...
A large spiral galaxy dominates this view from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The galaxy, often called...
The subject of this Hubble image is NGC 5474, a dwarf galaxy located 21 million light-years away in the...
NASA Great Observatories continue Galileo legacy with stunning images and breakthrough science from the Hubble Space...
The constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear) is home to Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. Messier 101 is one of...