Let’s get to the heart of it. 🧡 This new image from Hubble and @NASAWebb takes a closer look at the core of Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy. At 25 million light-years away, M101 is one of the closest “face-on” spiral galaxies to us: go.nasa.gov/4lydce2

@NASAWebb Here's the bigger picture, in the context of the whole, massive M101 galaxy – also imaged by Hubble:

Loving this zoom into M101's core! Small note though – the striking orange/red hues mostly come from Webb's mid-IR view of warm dust & PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), while Hubble delivers the sharp blue/UV starlight. Together they really show how star formation lights up (and hides in) the heart of this gorgeous face-on spiral. Fun fact: M101's nucleus isn't violently active like some; its supermassive black hole is pretty quiet for a galaxy this size (~21–25 million light-years away). Still chaos in there, just a calmer kind!

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@NASAHubble @NASAWebb Me staring at this like I understand any of it: 😮‍💨😍 Beautiful work NASA, never stop.

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb That a nice Pinwheel Galaxy! 💫

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb Looks truly incredible 🤯

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb Wild how calm it looks, but you just know the center’s absolute chaos. What’s the “smoking gun” here, baby bar, starburst, or dust doing the hiding?

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb this is great for the love of god can you look at habitable planets with higher resolution

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb Almost looks like a barred-spiral in this image...beautiful image!

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb Seeing Hubble and Webb join forces is the ultimate cosmic crossover! 25 million light-years away and it still looks like I could reach out and touch it. The detail in the 'Pinwheel' is absolutely breathtaking.

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb @grok , does Messier 101 have a super massive black hole at its center, like many spiral galaxies do?

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb m101 is 25m ly away. i’m right here. look 👀

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb Amazing detail, view in separate tab to enlarge fully. Wow!

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb Absolutely stunning. The universe never stops amazing us. 🌌✨

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb so we are seeing this galaxy as it looked 25 million years ago.

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@NASAHubble @NASAWebb Beautiful. Sometimes its enough to just stop and witness the splendor of it all.. “The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson

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The new Hubble + NASA Webb image gives us an unprecedented look at the core of Messier 101 (Pinwheel Galaxy). Being only 25 million light-years away, it’s one of the closest “face-on” spiral galaxies, meaning we see its disk and spiral arms almost perfectly from above. This view allows astronomers to study: •The dense star clusters and gas clouds at its center. •How star formation operates in spiral galaxies similar to the Milky Way. •The structure of spiral arms and dust lanes with incredible clarity.

@NASAHubble @NASAWebb Messier 101 is part of the CGI Galaxy. 😂

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@NASAHubble @NASAWebb Hubble-JWST image of Messier 101's core, a face-on spiral galaxy 25 million light-years away with over a trillion stars, emphasizing its vibrant star-forming nebulas in infrared and visible light.

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