* Astronomy

Hubble Finds a Lenticular Galaxy Standing Out in the Crowd

A lone source shines out brightly from the dark expanse of deep space, glowing softly against a picturesque backdrop of distant stars and colourful galaxies.
Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), this scene shows PGC 83677, a lenticular galaxy - a galaxy type that sits between the more familiar elliptical and spiral varieties.
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