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Doris Elín Urrutia

A ‘Speckling of Stars’ At the Edge of the Milky Way Is Still Puzzling Astronomers

— NASA, ESA, A. del Pino Molina (CEFCA), K. Gilbert and R. van der Marel (STScI), A. Cole (University of Tasmania); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

Leo A lacks galactic glamor. NASA’s newly-published image of this dwarf galaxy is missing the Milky Way’s pizzazz, and Andromeda’s visual riches. But that’s what makes Leo A special.

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