On Oct. 13, 1773, Charles Messier spotted the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) for the first time. Writing of it a few months later, he ...

On Oct. 13, 1773, a French astronomer named Charles Messier discovered the "whirlpool galaxy," also known as Messier 51, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. an image of a whirlpool-shaped galaxy in deep space Friday (April 14) will offer skywatchers an opportunity to spot an incredible ...

The graceful, winding arms of the majestic spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194) appear like a grand spiral staircase sweeping through space. They are actually long lanes of stars and gas laced with dust. This ...

A hypnotic image of a whirlpool galaxy captured by the James Webb telescope has revealed how NASA's new observatory outclasses its predecessor, Hubble. The image shows the majestic spiral arms of the ...

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), where the candidate exoplanet M51-ULS-1b was detected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. We see this galaxy face-on. Image via NASA/ ESA/ S. Beckwith (STScI)/ the Hubble ...

The whirlpool galaxy Messier 51 (M51) is seen from a distance of approximately 30 million light years. This galaxy appears almost face-on and displays a beautiful system of spiral arms. A European ...

Data sonification translates information collected by various NASA missions — such as the Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, and Spitzer Space Telescope — into sounds. Messier 51 (M51) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Oct. 13, 1773, a French astronomer named Charles Messier discovered the "whirlpool galaxy," also known as Messier 51, or M51.