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A Galaxy Not So Far, Far Away...

Discover how the Herschel telescope captured its first image of the Whirlpool Galaxy M51, 25 million light years away.

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Herschel--the largest far-infrared telescope launched into space--has captured it's first image and Phil's got the details! Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51 is practically our neighbor at just 25 million light years away. I can't help but wonder if just maybe, someone there may be looking back at us...

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