Hubble WFC3 Spiral Galaxy M83 Zoom Animation

Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth in M83, the Southern Pinwheel

The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83. Nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel, M83 is undergoing more rapid...

Hubble Wide Field Camera 3 Image Details Star Birth in Galaxy M83

The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83. Nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel, M83 is undergoing more rapid...

Ground Image of M83 Taken at ESO in La Silla, Chile

This is an image of the galaxy M83, taken by the European Southern Observatory's Wide Field Imager on the ESO/MPG 2.2-meter telescope at La Silla, Chile.

Ground-based Image of Sky Around M83

This is an Akira Fujii constellation image of the Hydra, Centaurus, and Crux constellations. This image was used in a zoom animation highlighting the M83 Hubble release image.

Digitized Sky Survey Image of Star Field Around M83

This is a Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) image of the field around M83. This image was used in a zoom animation highlighting the M83 Hubble release image.

Compass and Scale Image of M83

Hubble WFC3 Spiral Galaxy M83 Zoom Animation (Narrated)

The magnificent spiral galaxy M83 lies 15 million light-years away in the southern sky. Peering into one of the galaxy's spiral arms, the Hubble Space Telescope's new Wide Field Camera 3 is giving astronomers a detailed new look at the firestorm of star birth taking place in the...