Check Out These Spellbinding Images From the Dark Energy Camera

A Barred Spiral Galaxy

A view of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365. Image: Dark Energy Survey

The galaxy NGC 1465 in the Fornax cluster was one of the first objects imaged by the Dark Energy Camera a decade ago. The galaxy’s spiral arms are so stretched the galaxy resembles a lightning bolt in the sky.

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Asteroid Ryugu Contains All 5 DNA and RNA Building Blocks, Study Shows

A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests asteroid impacts played a critical role in the emergence of life on our planet.

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$A bright, greenish coma and a tail are shown in this three-minute exposure taken using a 6″ Takahashi refractor located in New Mexico. At the time of this image, comet Lovejoy was 40 million miles from Earth and 88 million miles from the sun.$

A Barred Spiral Galaxy

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