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Find the giant hydrogenated cloud in the Whirlpool Galaxy
To make this discovery, astronomers at Case Western Reserve University first used a 75-year-old telescope in the southwestern mountains of Arizona.
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Discovering a bright star is a million times more massive than the Sun.
The team found a super-bright X-ray source (ULX) in the Whirlpool galaxy thanks to NASA's telescope.
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Stunning image of Whirlpool galaxy
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced a stunning image of the spiral galaxy M51, also known as Whirlpool.
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The most beautiful astronomical photos of 2014
Photos of the Lagoon Nebula, the strange wave of clouds, or the moving light of the aurora are among the best photos of this year, according to the poll of prestigious N…