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Samantha Mathewson

'Grand' spiral galaxy dazzles in new Hubble Telescope photo

A giant swirling galaxy like an eye in space with a yellow center and red and white spiral arms.

A grand spiral galaxy takes center stage in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

The galaxy, known as NGC 5643, is located roughly 40 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Lupus. NGC 5643 is referred to as a grand design spiral, which describes galaxies with prominent and well-defined spiral arms.

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