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NGC1052-DF2 Compass Image

Diffuse galaxy with red giant stars and background galaxies with compass information
  • Release Date
    June 17, 2021
  • Science Release
    Mystery of Galaxy’s Missing Dark Matter Deepens
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, STScI, Zili Shen (Yale), Pieter van Dokkum (Yale), Shany Danieli (IAS); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

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Mar 11, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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