It is located about 25 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.

Dave Eicher, Editor Emeritus for *Astronomy* magazine, encourages evening skygazers to observe the Pinwheel Galaxy. The Pinwheel Galaxy is also known by its alternative designation, the Triangulum ...

RAFHA — The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) was recently observed shining above the Al-Sahla area south of Rafha, appearing near the constellation Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear. Barjas Al-Fulaih, a ...

A before and after of the Pinwheel Galaxy, courtesy of observer and Unistellar College Astronomy Network member, Scott Kardel. July 11, 2023, Mountain View, CA - In an unprecedented achievement, ...

This March 16, 2026, image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope takes a closer look at the core of Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy. At 25 million ...

NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes captured a detailed new image of the Pinwheel Galaxy’s core, located 25 million light-years away. By combining ultraviolet, visible, and infrared data, ...

Locations of SETI Institute/Unistellar observers who contributed data on SN 2023ixf. Credit: Unistellar/SETI Institute In an unprecedented achievement, citizen scientists have set a new record for the ...