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In the 1950s, when amateur astronomer Leland S. Copeland first discovered “The Lost Galaxy”, he saw an eerie spiral shrouded in dust. Copeland who was a professional poet fond of writing about the cosmos dubbed the spiral “The Lost Galaxy,” a name that has stuck some 70 years later.
Scientists today know this galaxy as NGC 4535, one of the largest of the 2,000-or-so galaxies in the Virgo constellation located about 50 million light-years from Earth. When viewed through NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which captured the image, the haze that clouded Copeland’s Lost Galaxy disappears to disclose a vivacious sea of stars not so unlike from the Milky Way.
Similar to our home galaxy, The Lost Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy: a vast swirl of stars with a diverse bar structure at its center. NASA says the colors of those stars can tell us a bit about the galaxy’s history
Miley Cyrus has said that she wants to be the singer at Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton‘s wedding. Cyrus and Gwen had a conversation just last week following Miley‘s NPR Tiny Desk (Home) concert. Gwen complimented Miley‘s performance, this led to Cyrus offering to sing at her and Blake’s wedding when it happens. “ALSO @gwenstefani @blakeshelton I’ll be your wedding singer!” Miley wrote. “I promise to be on my best […]
