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.