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The Biggest Known Galaxy Is 1.7 Million Light-Years, And We Can't Comprehend The Scale
IC 1101 has been measured to be far larger than earlier estimates, with new observations from the Isaac Newton Telescope indicating a siz…
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IC 1101 has been measured to be far larger than earlier estimates, with new observations from the Isaac Newton Telescope indicating a size of about 1.7 million light‑years. This revision places the galaxy among the largest known structures in the universe.
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