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

Wa-hoo! One of the closest supernovas in years was discovered at a very early stage in the bright galaxy M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, in Ursa Major. The galaxy can be found just above the Handle of the ...

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 ...

Gemini North, part of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, is back observing the night sky following the repair and refurbishment of its primary mirror. The telescope’s ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this view of spiral galaxy Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel galaxy. The location of supernova 2023ixf is circled. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...