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Hubble Space Telescope maps giant halo around Andromeda galaxy – MENAFN.COM
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) Using NASAs Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have mapped the immense envelope of gas, called a halo, surrounding the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest large galactic neighbour.
This tenuous, nearly invisible halo of diffuse pl…
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Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) Using NASAs Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have mapped the immense envelope of gas, called a halo, surrounding the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest large galactic neighbour.
This tenuous, nearly invisible halo of diffuse plasma extends 1.3 million light-years from the galaxy — about halfway to our Milky Way — and as far as two million light-years in some directions, said the study published in The Astrophysical Journal.
This means that Andromeda’s…
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