Space / 2010-06-28
Southern Pinwheel
NASA's image library records Southern Pinwheel.
This image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer shows the nearby galaxy M83. This is a spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra, sometimes referred to as the southern Pinwheel galaxy.
A CLOSER LOOK
This image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer shows the nearby galaxy M83. This is a spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra, sometimes referred to as the southern Pinwheel galaxy.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
NASA Image and Video LibrarySouthern PinwheelOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.