by Patrick Barry
At one time or another, we’ve all stared at beautiful images of spiral galaxies, daydreaming about the billions of stars and countless worlds they contain. What mysteries—and even life forms—must lurk within those vast disks?
Now consider this: many of the galaxies you’ve seen are actually much larger than they appear. NASA’s Galaxy Evolution […]

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