<p>This drizzle of stars forms an irregular dwarf galaxy known as UGC 4879. It’s also quite isolated: 2.3 million light-years separate UGC 4879 from its closest neighbor.</p>
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This drizzle of stars forms an irregular dwarf galaxy known as UGC 4879. It’s also quite isolated: 2.3 million light-years separate UGC 4879 from its closest neighbor.
- Week's Best Space Pictures
See a Messy Galaxy Glitter—and the Real-Life Mount Doom
Also, Pluto reveals its ghostly atmospheric hazes, and Saturn's moon Titan gets drenched in sunlight.
Feed your need for heavenly views of the universe with our pick of the most awe-inspiring space pictures.
This week, one of Earth's greatest natural wonders gets photographed from space, Saturn's moon Titan glimmers in the sunlight of late spring, and a satellite sheds new light on the real-life Mount Doom.
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