Messier 61 looks straight into Hubble's camera

Monday, June 24, 2013 - 13:30 in Astronomy & Space

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 61, also known as NGC 4303. The galaxy, located only 55 million light-years away from Earth, is roughly the size of the Milky Way, with a diameter of around 100,000 light-years.

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