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(NASA/SAO/G.Fabbiano et al.) M82, at a distance of 11 million light years, is a rare nearby starburst galaxy where stars are forming and expiring at a rate ten times higher than in our galaxy. A close encounter with the large galaxy M81 in the last 100 million years is thought to be the cause of this activity. M82 (True Color Image) Photo Album Page |
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