Molecules found in the galaxy NCv1.143 (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Molecules found in the galaxy NCv1.143

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Light from many different molecules reveals the secrets of distant star factories. The illustration shows representations of the molecules found in the distant galaxy NCv1.143, superimposed on an image of a similar galaxy in the nearby universe – NGC 572 – taken in visible light by the Hubble telescope.

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ESA/Hubble, NASA, L. Ho; Jmol (molecules); R. Cumming (montage).

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