The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 (M51), will be excellently positioned for observation in the evening sky over the next few weeks.

Astronomers have found evidence for a possible planet candidate in the M51 ("Whirlpool") galaxy. NASA/CXC/A.Jubett For the very first time astronomers may have detected a planet outside of the ...

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a stunning view of spiral galaxy M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, a galaxy so picturesque it is designated a grand-design spiral ...

Huge, lean arms spiral out from the center of Whirlpool, also known as M51. Cradled within them are young stars flaring to life and old stars expanding, expiring and exploding.

The image of M51 — known as the Whirlpool galaxy — will help scientists better understand how stars are formed.

The newly-detected object lies 28 million light-years away in the Whirlpool galaxy M51.

Messier 51 (M51) is perhaps better known by its nickname of the Whirlpool Galaxy because its face-on orientation to Earth reveals its wound-up spiral arms. This gives telescopes here a view of another ...

STScI-PRC2005-12a 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 […] ...

These images by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope show off two dramatically different face-on views of the spiral galaxy M51, dubbed the Whirlpool Galaxy. The image at left, taken in visible light ...

M51, the fabulous Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici, is the largest (in apparent diameter) and brightest face-on spiral in the night sky. It sports the iconic visage of what astronomers call a ...

It is worth noting that this small galaxy has also been gliding past the Whirlpool for hundreds of millions of years, according to NASA's statement. This Hubble's beautiful image of the M51 ...

Messier 51 (M51) is perhaps better known by its nickname of the Whirlpool Galaxy because its face-on orientation to Earth reveals its wound-up spiral arms. This gives telescopes here a view of another ...