An image from the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) shows a striking celestial sight: the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, a gorgeous face-on galaxy that is one of the closest and brightest barred spiral ...

Symmetrical spiral galaxies showcase the universe's natural beauty, revealing stunning artistry and intricate cosmic patterns ...

Pinwheel Galaxy. Its swirling spiral arms display a high rate of star formation and host six detected supernovae. This image was captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy ...

“You need a supernova in our galaxy, or a satellite galaxy right next door for that.” SN 2023ixf is in the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), a particularly gorgeous galaxy very close to the handle of ...

Supernova 2011fe was discovered by the Palomar Transient Observatory just hours after it exploded in the Big Dipper. Studies by the Nearby Supernova Factory of its colors and spectrum as they ...

it is widely known as the Southern Pinwheel. Thanks to the scattered regions of red star formation along its spiral arms, it also carries the nickname the Thousand-Ruby Galaxy. M83 has a diameter ...

A new image released by NSF NOIRLab shows the spiral arms of Messier 83, revealing areas of star formation. Messier 83, often called the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, is one of the most prominent ...