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A Tiny Galaxy is Born

Posted by michael on from the baby-shower dept.

phlack writes "New images from the Hubble Telescope show a new galaxy (only 68 million light years away) is in the stages of being formed, despite its neighbors (such as us) having already existed for billions of years. This can give astronomers new insight into the sgates of galaxy formation. Information can be found at the hubble telescope site, as well as ScienceDaily."

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  1. Light.... by Cyno01 · · Score: 5, Funny
    (only 68 million light years away) is in the stages of being formed
    Uh, this galaxy was new 68 million years ago, its probably formed by now, /.: old news, stuff that mattered.
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