Whirlpool Galaxy
Astronomers Find the Birthplaces of Stars in the Whirlpool Galaxy
Understanding how star-forming works at a galactic scale is challenging in our Milky Way. While we have a general understanding…
The Whirlpool Galaxy, Seen by JWST
The Whirlpool Galaxy, aka M51, is one of the most well-known objects in the night sky. It's close enough and…
Astronomers Might Have Found a Planet in Another Galaxy
Not that long ago,, astronomers weren't sure that exoplanets even existed. Now we know that there are thousands of them…
The Magnetic Fields Swirling Within the Whirlpool Galaxy
Messier objects are some of the most imaged objects in the universe. In part that’s because many of them are…
Messier 51 – the Whirlpool Galaxy
Located between 19 and 27 million light-years away in the Canes Venatici constellation, is the famous Whirlpool Galaxy (aka. Messier…
Carnival of Space #357
Welcome, come in to the 357th Carnival of Space! The carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers…
Amazing New X-Ray Image of the Whirlpool Galaxy Shows it is Dotted with Black Holes
In any galaxy there are hundreds of X-ray binaries: systems consisting of a black hole capturing and heating material from…
Virtual Star Party – May 4, 2014: It’s Galaxy Season!
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: Gary Gonella, Andrew Dumbleton, Stuart Foreman, David Dickinson, Shahrin Ahmad and special guest…
Mapping Molecular Clouds Changes Astronomers Outlook On Starbirth
It didn’t happen overnight. By studying the properties of giant molecular clouds in the Whirlpool Galaxy for several years with…
Supernova Discovered in M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
A new supernova (exploding star) has been discovered in the famous Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. M51, The Whirlpool galaxy is a…