Unrivaled View of Spiral Galaxy Messier 106 | Mayall Telescope FriendsofNASA.org | CosmoView Episode 24: This celestial snapshot captures the majesty of the spiral galaxy Messier 106, also known as NGC 4258. The image is arguably the best yet captured of the entire galaxy. Obtained using the 4-meter Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab, this image shows not only the glowing spiral arms, wisps of gas, and dus

A NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope hat-trick! 🙌 Hubble’s third view of Messier 96 has given astronomers a new perspective on the galaxy’s star formation. Access more space-themed .gifs at our giphy page: https://ow.ly/7mjJ50WLkRq | Hubble Space Telescope