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Young Galaxy 'Rippling with Star Formation' May Outline Evolution of Milky Way

When blindingly bright ultraviolet light from the young galaxy NGC 6872 reached the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite, astronomers were startled to discover that the largest known spiral galaxy was actually bigger than we ever thought: four times larger than the Milky Way to be exact.

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