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Euclid Spots a Spiral Galaxy

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euclid spots a spiral galaxy
euclid spots a spiral galaxy

The spiral galaxy IC 342, located about 11 million light-years from Earth, lies behind the crowded plane of the Milky Way: Dust, gas, and stars obscure it from our view. Euclid used its near-infrared instrument to peer through the dust and study it.

Source: nasa.gov