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This amazing image captures the remnants of a supernova spanning 100 light-years.

The galaxy has several “layers” that astronomers have imaged using a phenomenon called gravitation lensing.

A new image of the nebula NGC 3582, which was captured by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescop at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile shows giant loops of gas that resemble what you would see for New Year’s Eve; however, there probably isn’t much joy in that sector, as these loops […]