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Samantha Mathewson

Hubble telescope spies a sparkling 'cosmic fossil' 3 million light-years away (image)

A dense field of stars and swirling galaxies in various colors.

The Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an isolated cosmic fossil, which may offer new insight on galaxy formation. 

Located about 3 million light-years from Earth, the Tucana Dwarf galaxy sits at the far edge of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes our Milky Way galaxy. This galaxy is home to older stars, leading researchers to believe it may contain traces from the early universe, according to a statement from NASA. 

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