Rich with detail, the face-on spiral galaxy NGC 1309 shines in this Hubble Space Telescope image.
This Hubble image features the face-on spiral galaxy NGC 1309. Numerous background galaxies are visible through or are alongside the spiral.
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in reply to ESA (unofficial) • • •If it happened in 2014, chances are good it's happening now, and not just that one spot.
I believe, now that they know what to look for, they'll find a few more.
Greenland's a big place.
I imagine it happens in Canadian, Alaskan, and Siberian large mountainous glaciated areas, as well.