Whirlpool Square The active region on the

The active region on the left of the image shows its own loops as well as streams of plasma jumping back and forth

Nothing very unusual -- it just threw a filament

The stunning NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image above shows Palomar 2 in a way that could not be captured from smaller or ground-based telescopes — some amateur astronomers with large telescopes attempt to observe all of the obscure and well-hidden Palomar 15 as a challenge

At a relatively bright magnitude of +8

This sharpest-ever image of the Whirlpool Galaxy

Whirlpool Square The active region on theThe graceful, winding arms of the majestic spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194) appear like a grand spiral staircase sweeping through space. They are actually long lanes of stars and gas laced with dust. This sharpest ever image of the Whirlpool Galaxy, taken in January 2005 with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, illustrates a spiral galaxy's grand design, from its curving spiral arms, where young stars reside, to its