Representatives NASA tweeted an amazing image of the curved arms of the Whirlpool Galaxy.
This is a typical spiral galaxy located at a distance of 31 million light years from us. It is also known in the scientific world under the name M51, but was “noted” by the Hubble Space Telescope. The pink areas in the image correspond to sites of star formation, while the bright blue filaments are star clusters.
Enthusiastic comments quickly appeared on social networks regarding what they saw, many noted the striking beauty of this spectacle. Some call it “grand design”.
Post NASA received over 14 thousand likes and more than 1.8 thousand reposts. The picture appeared following the meeting of American President Joe Biden with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio and negotiations on the joint work of astronauts from these two countries on a lunar station. Gateway. Collaboration on the program was also condemned Artemis.
