SPACE - The Galaxy Slashed a Hole in Space

Spiral galaxy NGC 891 is immense. At approximately 100,000 light-years across, it's about equal in breadth to our own Milky Way. But from here on Earth, NGC 891 is seen from almost exactly edge-on, causing the vast cosmic disc to resemble a thin slice in the fabric of space.Read more.. ...

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