See the Whirlpool Galaxy Through the Eyes of NASA’s ’Great Observatories’

The Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes and Chandra X-ray Observatory has been used to study the Whirpool Galaxy. Visible, Infrared and X-ray views of the the galaxy reveal its amazing features. Visualization: Frank Summers, Joseph DePasquale, Dani Player (STScI), Kim Arcand (SAO/CXC), Robert Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) / Music: “Cylinder Five“, Chris Zabriskie, CC BY 4.0 / Acknowledgement: NASA’s Universe of Learning