This image shows a galaxy visible from Earth. The red rings illuminate where the stars of Heracles reside inside our galaxy. Danny Horta-Darrington (Liverpool John Moores University), ESA / Gaia and SDSS We had a dramatic childhood in our own galaxy. Astronomers have unveiled a new chapter in his memoir …
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Impressions are gained in a fluid, global, diffused way. The rugged extent of the colored rings fossil galaxy is known as Heracles. The yellow dot indicates the position of the sun. Credit: Danny Horta-Darrington (Liverpool John Moores University), NASA / JPL-Caltech and SDSS Scientists working with data from the Sloan …
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