Everyone from amateur astronomers to NASA have been sharing images of the Whirlpool galaxy for decades.
What exactly am I looking at here?
The dark red regions trace the filamentary warm dust permeating the medium of the galaxy.
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Understanding stellar feedback is vital to building accurate universal models of star formation, said the agency.
M51 is nicknamed theWhirlpoolbecause of its swirling structure, which resembles water circling a drain.
The Whirlpool has a little brother the dwarf galaxy NGC 5195.
When released in 2011, Hubbles images of the Whirlpool galaxy stunned the world.
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