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Sunday, 2 December 2012

Stray stars may haunt vastness between galaxies

Stray stars floating far beyond the edges of galaxies may be the cause for a mysterious glow of infrared light seen across the entire sky.


Posted by Dr CLÉiRIGh at 06:51
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