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Photos: Stellar views from the Hubble at 17

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April 25, 2007 9:13 AM PDT

Some galaxies emit energy as radio wavelengths instead of visible light wavelengths. The radio galaxy MRC 1138-262, or the Spiderweb Galaxy as it's nicknamed, is a massive galaxy being formed from a collection of smaller ones (expanded view).

Photo by NASA, ESA, G. Miley and R. Overzier (Leiden Observatory), and the ACS Science Team

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