See dazzling new views of the Whirlpool galaxy

It's actually two galaxies that are pulling on each other, causing distortion through gravity

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured stunning views of the Whirlpool galaxy in infrared light that are reminiscent of an Andy Warhol painting.

The grid resembles one of his silkscreen grids that repeat images in varied colors. In reality, the different colors actually represent different light wavelengths, starting with visible light as it appears to the human eye on the left and adding in infrared light that Spitzer is able to capture. The first image on the left was captured by the Kitt Peak National Observatory's telescope. The dark lines in the spiral arms represent dust, which cloak the stars embedded in it or behind it.

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