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BBC Sky at Night Magazine
|July 2025
Infrared reveals young galaxy has far more mass than expected
Astronomers have become rather notorious for creating tortured names, whether they're mistreating acronyms for telescopes (SPECULOOS is apparently the Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOI Stars) or finding whimsical monikers for types of objects (green peas, beans and chillies are all types of galaxy). Such names are fun, but occasionally they're useful: an eccentric name can help draw attention to objects that can often otherwise be overlooked.
This story is from the July 2025 edition of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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