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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Astronomers writing in The Astrophysical Journal have answered a few more important questions about how so-called spiral galaxies get their arms. The team used powerful computer simulations to follow the motions of as many as 100 million "stellar particles" as gravity and other astrophysical forces began to give them shape. Their simulations have answered some long-standing questions about the origin and life history of spiral arms in...
Watch the videos "Panning Across Messier 77" and "Zooming in on Messier 77" Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A stunning new image of the spiral galaxy Messier 77 captured by the Hubble Space Telescope was released today. The image of one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies features patches of red throughout the photo, which highlights the pockets of star formation along its arms. Messier 77, or NGC 1068, sits in the constellation Cetus about 45 million...
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) has been recognized as one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in the Home Equipment, Furnishings industry sector. The company finished first in this sector for the third year in a row. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040202/DETU004LOGO ) Whirlpool Corporation's highest scores in the survey came in the following categories: people management, quality of management and...
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Whirlpool Canada today was awarded the 2012 ENERGY STAR® Manufacturer of the Year award by Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN). The award recognizes the company's leadership in offering consumers energy and water efficiency through its leading home appliance brands. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120606/DE18227LOGO ) The NRCAN Manufacturer of the Year award evaluates multiple product lines when determining the winner -...
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Apartment-dwellers and owners of cramped kitchens rejoice! Space constraints will no long limit style and function in the kitchen. Whirlpool brand has introduced a 30" French Door Bottom Mount refrigerator that will fit into a standard top-mount refrigerator opening. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110404/NY75862LOGO ) This means you don't have to remodel or spend a dime on new cabinets, but can still get that...
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Around this time each year - when the holiday season is winding down - people everywhere are already struggling to keep their New Year's resolution. Whether you've chosen to hit the gym more often, maintain a stricter diet or just commit to a healthier you, staying dedicated to that goal can be a challenge. Whirlpool Corporation offers a New Year's resolution that's healthy and easy to keep: drink more water. That's why January is...
An otherwise nondescript binary star system in the Whirlpool Galaxy has brought astronomers tantalizingly close to their goal of observing a star just before it goes supernova. The study, submitted in a paper to the Astrophysical Journal, provides the latest result from an Ohio State University galaxy survey underway with the Large Binocular Telescope, located in Arizona. In the first survey of its kind, the researchers have been scanning 25 nearby galaxies for stars that brighten and...
This new picture from ESO's Very Large Telescope shows NGC 3521, a spiral galaxy located about 35 million light years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). Spanning about 50 000 light-years, this spectacular object has a bright and compact nucleus, surrounded by richly detailed spiral structure.The most distinctive features of the bright galaxy NGC 3521 are its long spiral arms that are dotted with star-forming regions and interspersed with veins of dust. The arms are rather irregular...
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) today announced it was named to the 2010/2011 Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index(TM), the first equity index based on the value of corporate intellectual property, for the fifth consecutive year. The Index is priced and published by NYSE Euronext. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040202/DETU004LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040202/DETU004LOGO ) "The Ocean Tomo 300 list validates...
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- As the new appliance partner for Ashton Woods Homes, Whirlpool Corporation provides energy- and water-efficient appliances for the homebuilder's new homes and condominiums throughout the Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Raleigh, N.C., and Orlando and Tampa, Fla., markets. According to Ralph Farrell, vice president of operations at Ashton Wood Homes, Whirlpool Corporation was selected as a partner because the appliance manufacturer has a...
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The NGC 5866, located in the Draco constellation, is named after the galaxy with the highest magnitude however some catalogs list NGC 5907 as the brightest member. The M51 Group and the M101 Group are NGC 5866 closest neighbor. The distances between these groups are similar which suggest the three groups are part of a single large, loose, elongated group. However, most identification methods consider them separate.
The M51 Group, located in Canes Venatici, is named after the brightest galaxy in the group, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51A). The few other notable members include the companion galaxy to the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51B) and the Sunflower Galaxy (M63).
Whirlpool Galaxy -- Discovered 1773 by Charles Messier. The famous Whirlpool galaxy M51 was one of Charles Messier's original discoveries: He discovered it on October 13, 1773, when observing a comet, and described it as a "very faint nebula, without stars" which is difficult to see. Its companion, NGC 5195, was discovered in 1781 by his friend, Pierre Mchain, so that it is mentioned in Messier's 1784 catalog: `It is double, each has a bright center, which are separated 4'35". The two...
Sunflower Galaxy (M63) -- Discovered 1779 by Pierre Mchain. M63 was the very first discovery of a Deep Sky object by Messier's friend, Pierre Mchain, who caught it up on June 14, 1779. On the same day, Charles Messier included it in his catalog. The Sunflower galaxy M63 is one of the early recognized spiral galaxies, listed by Lord Rosse as one of 14 "spiral nebulae" discovered to 1850. It has been classified as of Hubble type Sb or Sc, displaying a patchy spiral pattern which can...
Hoag's Object -- Hoag's object is a galaxy of the type known as a ring galaxy. A nearly perfect ring of young hot blue stars circle the older yellow nucleus of this ring galaxy 600 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy is about 120,000 light-years wide, which is slightly larger than the Milky Way Galaxy. The gap separating the two stellar populations may contain some star clusters that are almost too faint to see. As rare as this type of galaxy is,...
