Galaxies

These galaxy halos will make you feel infinitesimally small

by JoAnna Wendel

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The galaxies we observe with space telescopes seem to be surrounded by a cloud of fine dust.

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But these “halos” are actually made up of clusters of stars that can stretch many light years outward from the galaxy itself.

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