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Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy — Space photo of the week - Live Science

By Jamie Carter

Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy — Space photo of the week - Live Science

The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera in Chile has captured an extended halo and a dust-filled disk around the hat-shaped Sombrero Galaxy.

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