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Astronomers detect peculiar features in the stellar halo of dwarf galaxy NGC 300
Their findings were reported Jan. 7 on the pre-print server arXiv. NGC 300 (also known as Caldwell 70 or the Sculptor Pinwheel galaxy) is a dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor ...
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This “onion” galaxy in the Hydra constellation tells tales of an ancient collision
It’s exactly this type of galaxy that astronomers have now imaged. The galaxy is called NGC 3923 and it lies a whopping 70 ...