The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is a stunning face-on spiral in Ursa Major whose disk spans about 170,000 light-years — nearly twice the width of our Milky Way — making it one of the largest spiral galaxies known. It is famous for the iconic, ultra-detailed NASA/ESA Hubble portrait that reveals its sweeping arms studded with brilliant blue star clusters and glowing pink star-forming nebulae.

Continue your journey across the cosmos

Deep-sky object

Andromeda Galaxy

Another cosmic wonder

Deep-sky object

Antennae Galaxies

Another cosmic wonder

Deep-sky object

Black Eye Galaxy

Another cosmic wonder

Deep-sky object

Bode's Galaxy

Another cosmic wonder

Deep-sky object

Needle Galaxy

Another cosmic wonder

Deep-sky object

Sculptor Galaxy

Another cosmic wonder