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Spiral Arms

Regions of stars and interstellar matter that extend from the center of spiral galaxies, forming a spiral pattern; in the Milky Way, these include the Orion Arm where our Solar System resides.

Source: esa.int

APODs including "Spiral Arms"

M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center

M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center

02/12/2025

Andromeda and Friends

Andromeda and Friends

15/11/2025

Galaxies, Stars, and Dust

Galaxies, Stars, and Dust

28/08/2025

Giant Galaxies in Pavo

Giant Galaxies in Pavo

19/08/2025

NGC 1309: A Useful Spiral Galaxy

NGC 1309: A Useful Spiral Galaxy

18/08/2025

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M61

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M61

24/06/2025

NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble

NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble

19/06/2025

Facing NGC 3344

Facing NGC 3344

08/06/2025

Irregular Dwarf Galaxy Sextans A

Irregular Dwarf Galaxy Sextans A

29/05/2025

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2566 from Webb

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2566 from Webb

26/05/2025

Curly Spiral Galaxy M63

Curly Spiral Galaxy M63

22/05/2025

Gaia Reconstructs a Top View of our Galaxy

Gaia Reconstructs a Top View of our Galaxy

13/05/2025

Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82

Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82

07/05/2025

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5335

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5335

26/04/2025

38 Hours with the M81 Group

38 Hours with the M81 Group

10/04/2025

HH 49: Interstellar Jet from Webb

HH 49: Interstellar Jet from Webb

09/04/2025

NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy

07/04/2025

Messier 81

Messier 81

27/03/2025

The Leo Trio

The Leo Trio

21/03/2025

Starburst Galaxy Messier 94

Starburst Galaxy Messier 94

06/03/2025

Hubble's Andromeda Galaxy Mosaic

Hubble's Andromeda Galaxy Mosaic

21/02/2025

IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

06/02/2025

Hydrogen Clouds of M33

Hydrogen Clouds of M33

30/01/2025

M83: The Southern Pinwheel

M83: The Southern Pinwheel

16/01/2025

Grand Spiral NGC 5643

Grand Spiral NGC 5643

26/12/2024

M51: Tidal Streams and H-alpha Cliffs

M51: Tidal Streams and H-alpha Cliffs

13/12/2024

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb

13/11/2024

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

01/11/2024

M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center

M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center

09/10/2024

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

08/09/2024