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Hubble Spots a Spiral Galaxy Edge-On

Hubble has captured NGC 1827, a spiral galaxy seen edge-on about 37 million light-years away. The image is part of a survey studying satellite galaxies around Milky Way-like galaxies, helping astronomers explore how galaxies form and evolve.
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