Astronomers Identify New Details in Spiral Galaxy M51a

Using CWRU’s Burrell Schmidt telescope at KPNO, astronomers identify two new tidal streams extending from the northeast and south of the nearby spiral galaxy M51a. Case Western Reserve University astronomers peered deep into space to discover new features of a galaxy that’s been sketched and photographed for 170 years. The researchers were able to see […]
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