The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51A or NGC 5194) and its companion dwarf galaxy (M51B or NGC 5195) form a cosmic question mark from Earth’s point of view.
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A Questionable Pair of Galaxies
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An X-Ray View of a Whirlpool
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Galactic Sharing
This composite image of the Whirlpool Galaxy and it’s nearby companion galaxy overlays radio astronomy data from the Very Large Array with optical data. The image in white shows how the galaxies appear to optical telescopes: one giant spiral galaxy with a smaller one hanging off an arm. The VLA sees a much bigger picture. The blue overlay reveals the the cast-off gases that were once in the outer spiral arms of these galaxies which have been pulled apart as the smaller galaxy has moved passed the larger one.
Image Credit: NRAO
Flying By the Whirlpool Galaxy
Video Credits: F. Summers, J. DePasquale, and D. Player (STScI) / Hubble
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More Than Meets the Eye
This composite image of the Whirlpool Galaxy and it’s nearby companion galaxy overlays radio astronomy data from the Very Large Array with optical data. The image in white shows how the galaxies appear to optical telescopes: one giant spiral galaxy with a smaller one hanging off an arm. The VLA sees a much bigger picture. The blue overlay reveals the the cast-off gases that were once in the outer spiral arms of these galaxies which have been pulled apart as the smaller galaxy has moved passed the larger one.
Image Credit: NRAO
The Whirlpool Galaxy
This 3D visualization was created using imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Video Credit: STScI
The Whirlpool Galaxy
Video Credits: Frank Summers, Joseph DePasquale, Dani Player (STScI) / Kim Arcand (SAO/CXC) / Robert Hurt (Caltech/IPAC)
A Whirlpool in X-Rays
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The Whirlpool Galaxy
This animation uses visible light (Hubble) and X-ray (Chandra) images to highlight different structures within the Whirlpool galaxy (aka Messier 51). A second smaller spiral galaxy can be seen in the upper-right portion of the image.
Video Credit: NASA / ESA / STScI
More Than Meets the Eye
This composite image of the Whirlpool Galaxy and it’s nearby companion galaxy overlays radio astronomy data from the Very Large Array with optical data. The image in white shows how the galaxies appear to optical telescopes: one giant spiral galaxy with a smaller one hanging off an arm. The VLA sees a much bigger picture. The blue overlay reveals the the cast-off gases that were once in the outer spiral arms of these galaxies which have been pulled apart as the smaller galaxy has moved passed the larger one.
Image Credit: NRAO
A Whirlpool in X-Rays
Video Credit: NASA
A Cosmic Question Mark
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51A or NGC 5194) and its companion dwarf galaxy (M51B or NGC 5195).
Image Credit: NASA
