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An extraordinary ribbon of hot gas trailing behind a galaxy like a tail has been discovered using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. via NASA ift.tt/1OGFdI6
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Chandra Finds Remarkable Galactic Ribbon Unfurled was taken on December 21, 2015 at 04:14AM