SPACE TIME

Whirlpool Galaxy · a grand spiral28 millionlight-years from home

This light left the galaxy 28 million years ago.

Orion Nebula · a stellar nursery1,344light-years from home

The light you see left it around the year 680. New stars are forming inside it now.

Saturn · a world of rings1.4 billionkm from the Sun

Sunlight takes about 80 minutes to reach it.

Earth · homeHome

  1. Whirlpool Galaxy28 million light-years
  2. Orion Nebula1,344 light-years
  3. Saturn1.4 billion km
  4. EarthHome

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Whirlpool Galaxy · NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Orion Nebula · NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (STScI/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project TeamSaturn · Space Time rendering · Solar System Scope / INOVE · CC BY 4.0Earth · Space Time rendering · Solar System Scope / INOVE · CC BY 4.0