Prior to this, only one FRB had ever been traced to the outer limits of a galaxy. In 2022, FRB 20200120E was traced to a dense star cluster, or globular cluster, on the outskirts of Messier 81 ...

Once mistaken for a fuzzy star cluster, the stunning Squid Galaxy—formally known as Messier 77—has transformed in the eyes of ...

Just gravity. The perfectly picturesque spiral galaxy known as Messier 81, or M81, looks sharp in this composite from NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes and NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer.